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stinkhorn::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | carrion fungus |
| Type of | fungus |
| Has types | dog stinkhorn, mutinus caninus, common stinkhorn, pseudocolus fusiformis, stinky squid, phallus impudicus, phallus ravenelii |
the foul smell of the stinkhorn attracts insects that carry the spores away on their feet.
Examples of stinkhorn
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Like other stinkhorn fungi, C. ruberbioaccumulates the element manganese.
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Stinkhorn mushrooms are examples of fungi with this characteristic.
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Stinkhorn fungi start as white, egg-like structures that are anchored to the soil by a root-like network.
From the miamiherald.com
The Phallus impudicus is also called the common stinkhorn.
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Clathrus ruber is a species of fungus in the stinkhorn family, and the type species of the genus Clathrus.
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Last summer, I would awake every morning to find a new crop of stinkhorn mushrooms in the fresh mulch around our house.
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These were full of the last of the foxgloves and the sickly, overpowering waft of the mysterious stinkhorn fungus.
From the guardian.co.uk
A priapic display of stinkhorn toadstools had erupted through the needles under the Norway spruce plantation.
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A new species of stinkhorn mushroom, Phallus drewesii, has been discovered on the African island of Sao Tome and graces the upcoming cover of the journal Mycologia.
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- Any of various ill-smelling brown-capped fungi of the order Phallales; "the foul smell of the stinkhorn attracts insects that carry the spores away on their feet"
- The Phallaceae are a family of fungi, commonly known as stinkhorn mushrooms. Belonging to the fungal order Phallales, the Phallaceae have a worldwide distribution, but are especially prevalent in tropical regions. ...
- Basidioma of some members of the order Phallales (Gasteromycetes).
