The fruiting body of some fungi of the order Phallales; body initially phallus-like, with a white stem and swollen ovoid cap; cap dissolves into putrid slime, containing spores that are dispersed by flies attracted over great distances by the fetid odour. (Subdivision: Basidiomycetes.)
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Common Stinkhorn, Phallus impudicus |
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Clathrus |
Stinkhorns are a type of fungi which produce a foul-scented, rod-shaped mushroom.
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