Sighting 4352828
Aseroe rubra
2 Anemone Stinkhorn at Tura Beach, NSW
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| Clathrus archeri | peterharris | 23 Oct 2020 |
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3 comments
24 Oct 2020
Easily confused as this specimen of Aseroe rubra has particularly long 'arms'. That plus the lack of any of the dark olive-brown spore mass, due to the hungry insects down your way, gives this specimen a different look. If you look at your image you will see the arms are in pairs, whereas Clathrus archeri has single arms. Though have said that some specimens have been seen with divided tips, these divisions are very short. Thanks for putting up this interesting variation.
Aseroe rubra is an historically significant fungus for it was the first fungus collected and described from Australia!! It was recorded on 1 May 1792 from Recherche Bay in Tasmania, just south of Hobart, by Labillardiere.
Aseroe rubra is an historically significant fungus for it was the first fungus collected and described from Australia!! It was recorded on 1 May 1792 from Recherche Bay in Tasmania, just south of Hobart, by Labillardiere.
24 Oct 2020
Hi Jackie, yes, good point they are reported as being most common in alpine meadows and woodlands. I haven't looked at the records to confirm this so it's good to get that valuable 'on the ground' data. Many thanks. Pam
Location information
- Coordinates 149.918167-36.868533
- Places Tura Beach, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 23 Oct 2020 05:04 PM Recorded on
- peterharris Recorded by
Collections
- peterharris South Coast NatureMapr Aseroe rubra Stinkhorns, radiating arms atop a stem Stinkhorns: with a smelly, brownish spore slime Fungi
Species information
- Aseroe rubra Scientific name
- Anemone Stinkhorn Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1787m Recorded at altitude