Clathrus archeri, commonly known as octopus stinkhorn or devil's fingers, is a species of fungus in the family Phallaceae. First described in 1859 in a collection from Tasmania by Miles Joseph Berkeley, its current binomial name, Clathrus archeri, was established in 1980.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Devil's-fingers being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
Classification
- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Phylum
- Basidiomycota
- Class
- Agaricomycetes
- Order
- Phallales
- Family
- Clathraceae
- Genus
- Clathrus
- Species
- Clathrus archeri
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