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Safari Tip:
A neat way to identify fungi is with the ID chart in the Nature Shop
called "Fungi Name Trail" - click
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Latin name: Phallus impudicus
Size: Around 10 to 25cms tall
Distribution: Found throughout the U.K.
Months seen: July to November
Habitat: Gardens, woods and dunes
Special features: You're more likely to smell this fungi before you
find it. It really lives up to its name.
 This fungi starts off as a
grey-white coloured egg,
half buried in the ground. When the conditions are right, a spongy white shaft
erupts from the egg. It has a slimy, olive-green coloured bell-shaped top. This
is where the spores are released, and it smells revolting - hence the name
'stinkhorn'.
The purpose of the foul odour is to attract flies. The flies land on the slime,
pick up the spores and then carry them off to new locations, so the fungi can
reproduce. Does it work? Click here to see the stinkhorn fungi in action!
UK Safari Fungi Section
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