Phallus raveneliiCommon Name: Stinkhorn. Description: Fruiting body 10-16 cm high, 13-15 mm thick; head green to gray-green, granulose, slimy to sticky with an open depression at the top. Odor nauseous to fetis, sometimes detectable several yards away. Habitat: Usually in a dense cluster in wood debris or sawdust. Widely distributed. Edible: Nonpoisonous. Source: Mushrooms of North America by Orson K. Miller, Jr. |