“the foul smell of the stinkhorn attracts insects that carry the spores away on their feet”
- Synonyms:
- carrion fungus
- Types:
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Phallus impudicus, common stinkhorn
a common fungus formerly used in preparing a salve for rheumatism
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Phallus ravenelii
this stinkhorn has a cap with a granulose surface at the apex and smells like decaying flesh
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Mutinus caninus, dog stinkhorn
a stinkhorn having a stalk without a cap; the slimy gleba is simply plastered on its surface near the apex where winged insects can find it
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Pseudocolus fusiformis, stinky squid
a stinkhorn of genus Pseudocolus; the fruiting body first resembles a small puffball that soon splits open to form a stalk with tapering arms that arch and taper to a common point
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fungus
an organism of the kingdom Fungi lacking chlorophyll and feeding on organic matter; ranging from unicellular or multicellular organisms to spore-bearing syncytia
