Fungi: Basidiomycota: Agaricomycetes: Phallales: Phallaceae: Phallus aurantiacus Mont.

Phallus aurantiacus – Golden Stinkhorn

Common name: Golden Stinkhorn.

Extract from Wikipedia article: Phallus aurantiacus is a species of fungus in the stinkhorn family. It has been found in Nigeria.

Photos of this mushroom from East and Central Texas

Close-up of golden stinkhorn mushroom (Phallus aurantiacus) on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, March 18, 2020
Lone Star Hiking Trail, Montgomery, TX 77356, USA

Golden stinkhorn mushroom (Phallus aurantiacus) near a fallen pine on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, March 18, 2020
Lone Star Hiking Trail, Montgomery, TX 77356, USA

Golden stinkhorn mushroom (Phallus aurantiacus) and its egg stage near a fallen pine on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, March 18, 2020
Lone Star Hiking Trail, Montgomery, TX 77356, USA

Cross section of Golden stinkhorn mushrooms (Phallus aurantiacus) on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, March 18, 2020
Lone Star Hiking Trail, Montgomery, TX 77356, USA

Cross section of egg of Golden stinkhorn mushroom (Phallus aurantiacus) on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, March 18, 2020
Lone Star Hiking Trail, Montgomery, TX 77356, USA

Comments

• Data for this species were obtained from the dataset https://www.gbif.org.
• There is a Wikipedia article about this species.

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• List of mushrooms with photos.
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• Mushrooms from Texas, old version of web page.
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• Home page of A. Sergeev.

Acknowledgements

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