Stinkhorn

Found amongst leaf litter worldwide, this fungus is renowned for its foul odour. Flies are attracted to the rotten-meat smell and sticky spore masses attach to the visitors as a means of dispersal. Stinkhorn has been used to treat tumours, infections and other medical issues. Storm clouds are forming around this forlorn

[gold frame not included]

30 x40 cm canvass in oils

from my Mushroom Folk oracle