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Ravenel's Stinkhorn
Phallus ravenelii
40.8064, -77.9072
Field Notes
Description:
Smelly stinkhorn fungi with a rather interesting appearance. I had seen the fully mature specimens at the park earlier, but decided to poke at some of the egg-looking balls lying around to see if they were immature stinkhorns. Sure enough, they are!
Habitat:
Wood chips at a playground beneath oak trees.
Notes:
My previous spotting at this same site is here: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/7365735. Here's a really informative blog post about this stinky phallic fungus: http://blog.mycology.cornell.edu/?p=129. They also have a time-lapse video of them emerging: http://blog.mycology.cornell.edu/?p=18. Oh, and they are supposedly edible: http://www.centralpamushroomclub.org/node/125. Any volunteers to check that out? ;)
Reference Links:
Phallus ravenelii (MushroomExpert.Com)
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PublishedOctober 6, 2011
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