Found another Stinkhorn Fungus (Phallus impudicus) This is a fowl-smelling fungus that attracts flies to its spore-laden, slimy head, thus increasing the odds of its spores being dispersed to new habitats. The fruiting body can appear almost overnight, and may "scent" your entire backyard. This fungus begins as an egg-like body beneath the soil. An erect phallus-like stalk breaks through the "egg," forming a cuplike basal volva as the stalk rapidly elongates. The swollen "head" or cap is coated with a black, putrid, musilaginous mass of spore slime that attracts blow flies and flesh flies. Because of its remarkable resemblance to a penis, this species is appropriately named Phallus impudicus, which literally means impudent or shameless phallus.
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This is a fowl-smelling fungus that attracts flies to its spore-laden, slimy head, thus increasing the odds of its spores being dispersed to new habitats. The fruiting body can appear almost overnight, and may "scent" your entire backyard. This fungus begins as an egg-like body beneath the soil. An erect phallus-like stalk breaks through the "egg," forming a cuplike basal volva as the stalk rapidly elongates. The swollen "head" or cap is coated with a black, putrid, musilaginous mass of spore slime that attracts blow flies and flesh flies. Because of its remarkable resemblance to a penis, this species is appropriately named Phallus impudicus, which literally means impudent or shameless phallus.