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Plantpot dapperling Fungi

Leucocoprinus birnbaumii

2 Species ID Suggestions

Gina9210
Gina9210 12 years ago
Yellow Stinkhorn
AlexKonig
AlexKonig 12 years ago
plantpot dapperling
Leucocoprinus birnbaumii Leucocoprinus birnbaumii


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AlexKonig
AlexKonig 12 years ago

It is common in the tropics and subtropics, but in temperate regions frequently occurs in hothouses and flowerpots, hence its common names of plantpot dapperling and flowerpot parasol (wikipedia) , i suspect Leucocoprinus birnbaumii ! ( http://www.google.nl/search?hl=nl&cp... ). :)

AlexKonig
AlexKonig 12 years ago

do you really think : Stinkhorn"? , after entering "yellow stinkhorn" by google image, i found 1 similar picture, but that had no latin name. the picture with the latin name (mutinus curtus) were different, more like stinkhorn-shape. ( http://www.google.nl/search?hl=nl&cp... ). i see no egg at this spotting and it seems as if there is a little ring (annulus) ??

Juan DiTrani
Spotted by
Juan DiTrani

Colón, Panama

Spotted on Apr 16, 2007
Submitted on Jun 5, 2011

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