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Ravenels stinkhorn - Phallus ravenelii This species grows in/near this location every year, but I still struggle to find them in their prime. This one smelled so bad that I was gagging while taking these photos - it smelled like rancid vomit, feces, and garbage all mixed together x 100. It was disgusting.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Mostly deciduous forest<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/115868/ravenels_stinkhorn_-_phallus_ravenelii.html" title="Ravenels stinkhorn - Phallus ravenelii"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/115868_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=%2B3Wc1YDVvBNFPJq6NdqL1UtjCEs%3D" width="126" height="152" alt="Ravenels stinkhorn - Phallus ravenelii This species grows in/near this location every year, but I still struggle to find them in their prime. This one smelled so bad that I was gagging while taking these photos - it smelled like rancid vomit, feces, and garbage all mixed together x 100. It was disgusting.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Mostly deciduous forest<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/115869/ravenels_stinkhorn_-_phallus_ravenelii.html Fall,Geotagged,Phallus ravenelii,Ravenels stinkhorn,United States" /></a></figure> Fall,Geotagged,Phallus,Phallus ravenelii,Ravenels stinkhorn,United States,stinkhorn Click/tap to enlarge

Ravenels stinkhorn - Phallus ravenelii

This species grows in/near this location every year, but I still struggle to find them in their prime. This one smelled so bad that I was gagging while taking these photos - it smelled like rancid vomit, feces, and garbage all mixed together x 100. It was disgusting.

Habitat: Mostly deciduous forest

Ravenels stinkhorn - Phallus ravenelii This species grows in/near this location every year, but I still struggle to find them in their prime. This one smelled so bad that I was gagging while taking these photos - it smelled like rancid vomit, feces, and garbage all mixed together x 100. It was disgusting.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Mostly deciduous forest<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/115869/ravenels_stinkhorn_-_phallus_ravenelii.html Fall,Geotagged,Phallus ravenelii,Ravenels stinkhorn,United States

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The Ravenels stinkhorn

"Phallus ravenelii", commonly known as Ravenel's stinkhorn, is a fungus found in eastern North America. Its mushrooms commonly grow in large clusters and are noted for their foul odor and phallic shape when mature. It is saprobic, and as such it is encountered in a wide variety of habitats rich in wood debris, from forests to mulched gardens or sawdust piles in urban areas.

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By Christine Young

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Uploaded May 30, 2021. Captured Oct 3, 2020 12:11 in 91 Main St, Sharon, CT 06069, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 90D
  • f/5.6
  • 1/197s
  • ISO1000
  • 100mm
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