Colus hirudinosus

Ormiston, QLD

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Identification history

	Colus hirudinosus	6 Jun 2025	Heinol
	Colus hirudinosus	3 Jan 2024	TimL

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Additional close-up detail for previous sighting 4540995. The first image shows the structure of the deteriorating fungus. The third image shows the brown liquid that contains the spores. The fourth image shows the remains of the top of the egg that originally contained the growing fungus. The final image is a close-up of the remains of the top of the egg with what appears to be the start of a pin mould forming in several areas. What doesn't come across in these images is the Craypot Stinkhorn's stench. Very aptly named!

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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).

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

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Location information

Coordinates 153.261972 -27.518680
Altitude 27.6m
Places Ormiston, QLD

Sighting information

1 Abundance
25 Dec 2023 07:58 AM Recorded on
TimL Recorded by
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TimL NatureMapr Greater Brisbane Stinkhorns, cage-like Stinkhorns: with a smelly, brownish spore slime Fungi

Species information

Colus hirudinosus Scientific name
Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 27.6m Recorded at altitude
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Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania