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May. June 95Curry flowers,
endemic to
south-western WA,
have an aroma that
vindicates their
name. Moths seen
at the flowers may
appreciate the odour.2
Frogs often
have distinctive
aromas; the green
tree frog emits a
‘nutty’ odour before
secreting noxious
defensive chemicals
from its glands.3
It looks like
an edible
mushroom, but this
yellow stainer has a
smell likened to ink,
carbolic soap and
disinfectant. People
who eat it fall ill.42
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PHOTO CREDITS, CLOCKWISE FROM FAR RIGHT: ALAMY. SCIENTIFIC NAMES, CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: Lysinema ciliatum
; Agaricus xanthodermus; Litoria caerulea