Esher Common. Aseroe rubra
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Esher Common. Aseroe rubra
Image: © Alan Hunt Taken: 10 Oct 2010
This striking fungus is a native of Australia and the Pacific region, but a colony has established itself on Esher Common, probably brought over in garden imports. Known as the Anemone stinkhorn, Dead Man's Fingers or the Starfish Fungus, it is the only known location in the British Isles. I have been vague with the grid reference as it is very localised within the woods (I know the right tree to look under) and we don't want too many size 12s' trampling the area.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.341265
Longitude
-0.371894