Friday, 18 August 2017

species identification - Is this a plant or a fungus?



It was soft and covered in flies. My guess is fungi.


Location: South Florida.



Answer



Identified Species: Clathrus ruber



Scientific classification


Kingdom: Fungi



Division: Basidiomycota


Class: Agaricomycetes


Order: Phallales


Family: Phallaceae


Genus: Clathrus


Species: C. ruber




Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clathrus_ruber


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