Sighting 4349150
1 Anemone Stinkhorn at Bawley Point, NSW
Identification history
| Aseroe rubra | 6 Oct 2020 | Pam | ||
| Aseroe rubra | 6 Oct 2020 | GLemann |
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Pam
wrote:
6 Oct 2020
This 'stinkhorn' was the first fungus to be described from Australia. It was recorded on 1 May 1792 from Recherche Bay in Tasmania, just south of Hobart by Labillardiere. The olive-brown slime is the spore mass that is eaten by flys and other insectes which disperse the spores. There appears to be a fair amount of variation within this species. Rangeing from rather delicate forms to the more robust ones like the example you have uploaded. They are saprotrophic (decomposers) and often found in wood mulch.
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Location information
- Coordinates 150.401914-35.522833
- Altitude 20.8m
- Maps Murramarang Aboriginal Area
- Places Bawley Point, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 - 3 Abundance
- 4 Oct 2020 01:50 PM Recorded on
- GLemann Recorded by
Species information
- Aseroe rubra Scientific name
- Anemone Stinkhorn Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-Invasive
- Up to 1787m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
