Synonyms: Caryomyxa elegans, Corynites elegans.
Common names: Elegant Stinkhorn, devil's dipstick.
Extract from Wikipedia article: Mutinus elegans, commonly known as the elegant stinkhorn, the dog stinkhorn, faeces carota, the headless stinkhorn, or the devil's dipstick, is a species of fungus in the Phallaceae family. A saprobic species, it is typically found growing on the ground singly or in small groups on woody debris or leaf litter, during summer and autumn in Japan, Europe, and eastern North America. The fruit body begins its development in an "egg" form, resembling somewhat a puffball partially submerged in the ground. As the fungus matures, a slender orange to pink colored stalk emerges that tapers evenly to a pointed tip. The stalk is covered with a foul-smelling slimy green spore mass on the upper third of its length. Flies and other insects feed upon the slime which contains the spores, assisting in their dispersal. Due to their repellent odor, mature specimens are not generally considered edible, although there are reports of the immature "eggs" being consumed. In the laboratory, Mutinus elegans has been shown to inhibit the growth of several microorganisms that can be pathogenic to humans.
French: Satyre élégant, German: Vornehme Hundsrute, Hungarian: Elegáns kutyaszömörcsög.
Elegant stinkhorn mushrooms (Mutinus elegans, Phallaceae) growing on mulched trees on utility cutting in Lake Bryan Park. Bryan, Texas, December 4, 2012
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Headless stinkhorn mushroom (Mutinus elegans) growing on mulched trees under power lines in Lake Bryan Park. Bryan, Texas, January 10, 20138181 Mumford Road, Bryan, Texas 77807, United States
Elegant stinkhorn mushrooms (Mutinus elegans) growing on mulched trees under power lines in Lake Bryan Park. Bryan, Texas, January 10, 20138181 Mumford Road, Bryan, Texas 77807, United States
Elegant stinkhorn mushroom (Mutinus elegans) in Bee Creek Park. College Station, Texas, November 8, 2017Anderson St, College Station, TX 77840, USA
Elegant stinkhorn mushroom (Mutinus elegans) from wood chips in Bee Creek Park. College Station, Texas, November 8, 2017Anderson St, College Station, TX 77840, USA
Close up of elegant stinkhorn mushroom (Mutinus elegans) in Bee Creek Park. College Station, Texas, November 8, 2017Anderson St, College Station, TX 77840, USA
Elegant stinkhorn mushroom (Mutinus elegans) in Bee Creek Park. College Station, Texas, November 16, 2017Anderson St, College Station, TX 77840, USA
Elegant stinkhorn mushroom (Mutinus elegans) on a lawn near Ferry Road in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, January 18, 202023200 Park Rd, Washington, TX 77880, USA
Elegant stinkhorn mushroom (Mutinus elegans) on Stubblefield section of Lone Star hiking trail north from Trailhead No. 6 in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, September 18, 2020Lone Star Hiking Trail, Montgomery, TX 77356, USA
Elegant stinkhorn mushroom (Mutinus elegans) on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 7, 2021Little Lake Creek Loop Trail, Montgomery County, Texas, 77873, United States
Side view of elegant stinkhorn mushroom (Mutinus elegans) on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 7, 2021Little Lake Creek Loop Trail, Montgomery County, Texas, 77873, United States
Elegant stinkhorn mushroom (Mutinus elegans) on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 4, 2023Little Lake Creek Loop Trail, Montgomery County, Texas, 77873, United States
Spores (in KOH) of elegant stinkhorn mushroom (Mutinus elegans) collected on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 4, 2023Mushroom Observer and Facebook for learning names of local mushrooms.
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