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Devil's Stinkhorn

Satyrus rubicundus

Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in Australia.January 38, February 49, March 141, April 122, May 78, June 30, July 6, August 3, September 10, October 24, November 37, December 50.
Australia588
United States385
Queensland305
New South Wales244
Texas196
Oklahoma45
Victoria21
South Africa19
Mexico18
Kansas16

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

  • Stinkhorn fungus formDescends from a fungal lineage whose members are typically stinkhorns.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomFungi Including Lichens · Fungi
PhylumBasidiomycete Fungi · Basidiomycota
ClassMushrooms, Bracket Fungi, Puffballs, and Allies · Agaricomycetes
Orderstinkhorns and allies · Phallales
Familystinkhorns · Phallaceae
GenusSatyrus

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Devil's Stinkhorn with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.