Stinkhorn Bonanza

 Autumn 2022 has been an excellent season for fungi in general and Devil's Fingers (also known as Octopus Stinkhorn) (Clathrus archeri) has produced a bumper crop of specimens at a favourite site in East Sussex.

Bob, David and I had spent the previous two or three seasons searching for this bizarre species of fungus but with only meagre finds.

This year, they have appeared in such density that you had to take care not to tread on them.

I also happened upon a small group of Dog Stinkhorn (Mutinus caninus), a species that I had not come across before.

Devil's Fingers (Clathrus archeri)

Dog Stinkhorn (Mutinus caninus)