Stinkhorns, cage-like

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The mature fruitbody consists of a spherical, pear-shaped, ellipsoidal or somewhat columnar cage.

Ileodictyon fruitbodies are white. Those of Colus and Pseudocolus are yellow, orange or red.

Stinkhorns, cage-like

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CanberraFungiGroup wrote:

30 Apr 2025

looks like Colus pusillus

Colus hirudinosus

HelenCross wrote:

28 Apr 2025

Cool to see both species in the one image!

Colus hirudinosus

TimL wrote:

3 Jan 2024

Hi Kylie. I think it's the same situation here. These fungi have appeared on chipbark used as a mulch, but so far just in this one location. I've searched the other mulched areas nearby but so far no Craypot Stinkhorns have appeared. Tim

Colus hirudinosus

KylieWaldon wrote:

3 Jan 2024

One year on southern NSW coast this was distributed when chipbark was used wide and far on street and park trees as mulch - and these came up everywhere from the chipbark. Until then I''d never seen it (or smelt it).

Colus hirudinosus

Heino1 wrote:

6 May 2022

It's not the commonest stinkhorn in Canberra, but it has turned up in a number of suburbs, from north to south.

Ileodictyon gracile

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Stinkhorns, cage-like

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