Phallus impudicus

Common stinkhorn
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Agaricomycetes
Order:	Phallales
Family:	Phallaceae
Genus:	Phallus
Species:	P. impudicus
Binomial name
Phallus impudicus L. (1753)
Synonyms[1]
Phallus volvatus Batsch (1783) Phallus foetidus Sowerby (1803) Morellus impudicus (Pers.) Eaton (1818) Ithyphallus impudicus (L.) E.Fischer (1888)

Species of fungus

Phallus impudicus Mycological characteristics
	Glebal hymenium
	Cap is conical
	Stipe is bare
	Ecology is saprotrophic
	Edibility is not recommended

Phallus impudicus, known colloquially as the common stinkhorn,^[2] is a widespread fungus in the Phallaceae (stinkhorn) family. It is recognizable for its foul odor and its phallic shape when mature, the latter feature giving rise to several names in 17th-century England. It is a common mushroom in Europe and North America, where it occurs in habitats rich in wood debris such as forests and mulched gardens. It appears from summer to late autumn. The fruiting structure is tall and white with a slimy, dark olive colored conical head. Known as the gleba, this material contains the spores, and is transported by insects which are attracted by the odor—described as resembling carrion. Despite its foul smell, it is not usually poisonous and immature mushrooms are consumed in parts of France, Germany and the Czech Republic.