Nature Matters: starfish stinkhorn - no spontaneous pleasure reported

By Debbie Bower
Updated December 3 2018 - 2:22pm, first published 12:00pm
Native mushroom: Starfish Stinkhorns have been said to be an aphrodisiac.
Native mushroom: Starfish Stinkhorns have been said to be an aphrodisiac.

If you have been lucky enough to get out and about during the rains in south eastern Australia this week, you may have noticed the spectacular emergence of starfish stinkhorns. An apt name for a fascinating native mushroom. Not only do they look like a starfish and stink like a carcass, but some scientists say that certain species are an aphrodisiac, specifically potent for women.

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