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Columned Stinkhorn

Clathrus columnatus

Description:

a very interesting mushroom in the Stinkhorn family. Like other Stinkhorns, it produces a smelly slime to attract flies that disperse spores. It commonly grows in mulch.

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2 Comments

it is!

ForestDragon
ForestDragon 11 years ago

I just discovered this species over Thanksgiving! It is very interesting:
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/166...

North Augusta, South Carolina, USA

Spotted on Jan 9, 2013
Submitted on Jan 9, 2013

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