Mutinus elegans

Photos by: Chris Matherly, Georgia 2004

Photo By: Chris Matherly, Georgia 2005

Description:

Common Name: Stinkhorn Cap:  Flesh:    Gills: N/A  Spore Print:   Stalk:  Fruiting:   Range:   Edibility: Non-Poisonous  Look-alikes: Mutinus caninus is less tapered, with a clear separation of spore mass and stalk. Note: A very bad odor emanates from these mushrooms. I can smell them 25 feet away. All of the above mushrooms were found in September 2004 in Twiggs County in Georgia.