Phallus multicolor (Berk. & Broome) Cooke, 1882 is a fungus in the Phallaceae family, order Phallales, kingdom Fungi. Not known to be toxic.

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Phallus multicolor (Berk. & Broome) Cooke, 1882

Phallus multicolor (Berk. & Broome) Cooke, 1882

Phallus multicolor is a stinkhorn fungus similar to Phallus indusiatus, found across tropical and subtropical regions.

Family
Genus
Phallus
Order
Phallales
Class
Agaricomycetes

About Phallus multicolor (Berk. & Broome) Cooke, 1882

Phallus multicolor (Berk. & Broome) Cooke, 1882 is similar in overall appearance to Phallus indusiatus. It differs by having more brightly coloured cap, stipe, and indusium, and is usually smaller in size. This species has been recorded in Australia, Guam, Sumatra, Java, Borneo, Papua New Guinea, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tobago, Hawaii, and New Caledonia. It typically grows in tropical and subtropical climates.

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Taxonomy

Fungi Basidiomycota Agaricomycetes Phallales Phallaceae Phallus

More from Phallaceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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