Colus hirudinosus
Colus hirudinosus Cavalier & Séchier
Edibility
Edibility unknown — do not eat
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Photos
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Photo: Davide Puddu. CC-BY. Source (inaturalist) -
Photo: sadino. CC-BY. Source (inaturalist)
Lookalikes
No lookalikes are recorded for this species yet. That does not mean there are none. Many mushrooms look alike, so never rely on appearance alone.
Season
Season data is not available for this species yet.
Where it is found
States and provinces with the most records. Check the foraging rules for the place you plan to visit.
- New Jersey 1 records · Foraging rules
About
Colus hirudinosus is a species of stinkhorn fungus (Gasteromycete) found in Asia, Australia, northern Africa, and southern Europe. The fruit body has a short, thick stalk that divides into several spongy, wrinkled, stalk-like, orange to red columns that are united at the top, thus forming a lattice. The spores are found within the gleba—a dark, olive-brown slime that coats the inside of the columns. Spores are spread by insects that are attracted by the fetid smell of the gleba, eat the spores, and pass them on to germinate elsewhere.
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