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genera of stinkhorn
mimicry
- In mimicry: Carrion flowers, stinkhorn mushrooms, and mosses
mushrooms of the genus Phallus, found in woodlands and meadows of the Northern Hemisphere. The cap of the young stinkhorn is covered with a thick, greenish-black, shiny layer of gelatinous spore slime (gleba), which is eaten by blowflies and other insects attracted by the carrion-like odour. The spores pass…
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