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Elegant Stinkhorn

Mutinus elegans

Photo by LuckyLogan
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Field Notes

Description:

An orange stinkhorn. Resembles a carrot.

Habitat:

Found on the side of a steep embankment

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
zoekington
Mutinus elegans or Elegant Stinkhorn maybe? http://www.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/forums/showthread.php?t=17049&page=1 This looks a lot like it
Jae
Cool find, LuckyLogan.

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PublishedSeptember 26, 2014

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