Lizard's Claw

Lysurus cruciatus (Lepr. & Mont.) Henn.

A species in the family Phallaceae, order Phallales. Recorded under 1 common name across 1 language.

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Classification

Kingdom: Fungi
Phylum: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Phallales
Family: Phallaceae
Genus: Lysurus

What it is called

English: Lizard's Claw

Also known as

Older literature may use these names. They all refer to the same species.

Anthurus australiensis (Cooke & Massee) E.Fisch.
Anthurus cruciatus (Lepr. & Mont.) E.Fisch.
Aserophallus cruciatus Lepr. & Mont.
Lysurus australiensis Cooke & Massee

Others in Lysurus

Lysurus arachnoideus Lysurus argentinus Lysurus aseroeformis Lysurus borealis Lysurus clarazianus Lysurus congolensis Lysurus corallocephalus Lysurus gardneri Lysurus habungianus Lysurus mokusin Lysurus pakistanicus Lysurus periphragmoides

Classification and names from the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy (CC-BY 4.0).

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