Elegant Stinkhorn (Mutinus elegans)

A close-up view of an Elegant Stinkhorn mushroom emerging from a bed of wood chips and soil. This distinctive fungus features a textured, bright orange stalk topped with a dark, slimy cap that emits an odor to attract insects for spore dispersal.

Image ID: 119d9d0e-eff2-435a-a8f0-5b5370e8c1bc
License: Royalty-Free Editorial
Original size: 3456 × 2304
Date Taken: June 11, 2012
Camera: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XT

Keywords

mutinus elegans elegant stinkhorn fungus mushroom stinkhorn mycology nature forest floor botany dog stinkhorn devil's dipstick spore dispersal wildlife decomposer