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Lizard's Claw Stinkhorn

Lysurus cruciatus

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in California.January 3, February 2, March 3, April 3, May 4, June 2, July 2, August 2, September 2, October 4, November 3, December 3.
United States130
California31
Texas25
Australia23
Argentina17
South Africa16
Buenos Aires15
New South Wales14
Portugal11
Mexico10

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

Classification

KingdomFungi Including Lichens · Fungi
PhylumBasidiomycete Fungi · Basidiomycota
ClassMushrooms, Bracket Fungi, Puffballs, and Allies · Agaricomycetes
Orderstinkhorns and allies · Phallales
FamilyLysuraceae
GenusLysurus

Sources

Remember the name next time.

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