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Fungi: Basidiomycota: Agaricomycetes: Phallales: Phallaceae: Phallus impudicus L.

Phallus impudicus – stinkhorn

Synonyms: Dictyophora duplicata, Hymenophallus togatus, Ithyphallus impudicus, Ithyphallus mauritianus, Ityphallus impudicus, Kirchbaumia imperialis, Morellus impudicus, Phallus duplicatus, Phallus foetidus, Phallus mauritianus, Phallus volvatus, Phallus vulgaris.

Common name: stinkhorn.

Extract from Wikipedia article: Phallus impudicus, known colloquially as the common stinkhorn, is a widespread fungus recognizable for its foul odor and its phallic shape when mature, the latter feature giving rise to several names in 17th-century England. It is a common mushroom in Europe and North America, where it occurs in habitats rich in wood debris such as forests and mulched gardens. It appears from summer to late autumn. The fruiting structure is tall and white with a slimy, dark olive colored conical head. Known as the gleba, this material contains the spores, and is transported by insects which are attracted by the odor—described as resembling carrion. Despite its foul smell, it is not poisonous and immature mushrooms are consumed in parts of France and Germany.

Arabic: قرن نتن شائع, Armenian: Թիակիկ սովորական, Basque: Etsai zakil, Belarusian: Вясёлка звычайная, Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography): Сраматнік, Catalan: Ou del diable, Chinese: 白鬼笔, Czech: Hadovka smrdutá, Danish: Almindelig stinksvamp, Dutch: Grote stinkzwam, Estonian: Harilik tanuseen, Finnish: Haisusieni, French: Satyre puant, Galician: Carallán, Georgian: ქვეყნის გული, German: Gemeine Stinkmorchel, Hungarian: Erdei szömörcsög, Japanese: スッポンタケ, Lithuanian: Paprastoji poniabudė, Polish: Sromotnik smrodliwy, Romanian: Burete pucios, Russian: Весёлка обыкновенная, Samogitian: Žemės taukā, Slovak: Hadovka smradľavá, Swedish: Stinksvamp, Ukrainian: Веселка звичайна.

Photos of this mushroom from East and Central Texas

Common stinkhorn mushrooms (<B>Phallus impudicus</B>) on mulch in a tree utilization site in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2018-03-17.htm">March 17, 2018</A>
LinkCommon stinkhorn mushrooms (Phallus impudicus) on mulch in a tree utilization site in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, March 17, 2018
Location on maps306, Harmon Road, Bastrop County, Texas, 78602, United States
Common stinkhorn mushrooms (<B>Phallus impudicus</B>) growing on mulch in a tree utilization site in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2018-03-17.htm">March 17, 2018</A>
LinkCommon stinkhorn mushrooms (Phallus impudicus) growing on mulch in a tree utilization site in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, March 17, 2018
Location on maps320 Harmon Rd, Bastrop, TX 78602, USA
Mature stinkhorn mushrooms (<B>Phallus impudicus</B>) near a rotting log on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2020-12-03.htm">December 3, 2020</A>
LinkMature stinkhorn mushrooms (Phallus impudicus) near a rotting log on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, December 3, 2020
Location on mapsLone Star Hiking Trail, Richards, TX 77873, USA
Side view of mature stinkhorn mushrooms (<B>Phallus impudicus</B>) on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2020-12-03.htm">December 3, 2020</A>
LinkSide view of mature stinkhorn mushrooms (Phallus impudicus) on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, December 3, 2020
Location on mapsLone Star Hiking Trail, Richards, TX 77873, USA
Stinkhorn mushrooms <B>Phallus impudicus</B> near a fallen pine on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2021-02-06.htm">February 6, 2021</A>
LinkStinkhorn mushrooms Phallus impudicus near a fallen pine on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, February 6, 2021
Location on mapsLone Star Hiking Trail, Montgomery, TX 77356, USA
Stinkhorn mushrooms <B>Phallus impudicus</B> on black background on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2021-02-06.htm">February 6, 2021</A>
LinkStinkhorn mushrooms Phallus impudicus on black background on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, February 6, 2021
Location on mapsLone Star Hiking Trail, Montgomery, TX 77356, USA
Stinkhorn mushroom <B>Phallus impudicus</B> on Stubblefield section of Lone Star hiking trail north from Trailhead No. 6 in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2021-06-18.htm">June 18, 2021</A>
LinkStinkhorn mushroom Phallus impudicus on Stubblefield section of Lone Star hiking trail north from Trailhead No. 6 in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, June 18, 2021
Location on mapsLone Star Hiking Trail, Montgomery, TX 77356, USA

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