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Photo by GarySpoor
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Field Notes

Description:

White stem with dark green/olive colored hood, porous like a sponge.

Habitat:

Sub -tropic ,humid,

Notes:

Was covered by small flies, gives off a slightly rotten aroma.

Species ID Suggestions

Ravenel's stinkhorn

Phallus ravenelii
gully.moy
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Comments (2)
GarySpoor
Thank you we got a couple stinky fungi dpwn here.
gully.moy
Haha, that's why they cool them stinkhorns! I've never attempted to ID one before because I've never actually found one, but a little bit of research suggests that P. ravenelii is very likely for yours based on it's appearance and location.

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PublishedMarch 19, 2013

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