Red Stinkhorn in Garrett Co., Maryland (9/11/2022). (c) zagalvanlam0, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Red Stinkhorn in Garrett Co., Maryland (7/14/2025). (c) Clara Thiel, all rights reserved.
Red Stinkhorn in Garrett Co., Maryland (7/14/2025). (c) Clara Thiel, all rights reserved.
Map Snapshot
4 Records
Citations
No citations linked for this taxon yet.
Eating mushrooms can be dangerous. One should do so only with expert advice and great care. MBP accepts no liability for injury sustained in consuming fungi or other biodiversity. Use of media featured on Maryland
Biodiversity Project is only permitted with express permission of the
photographer.
Red Stinkhorn in Garrett Co., Maryland (9/11/2022). (c) zagalvanlam0, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
View Record Details
Media by
zagalvanlam0 via iNaturalist.
Red Stinkhorn in Garrett Co., Maryland (7/14/2025). (c) Clara Thiel, all rights reserved.
View Record Details
Media by
Clara Thiel via iNaturalist.
Red Stinkhorn in Garrett Co., Maryland (7/14/2025). (c) Clara Thiel, all rights reserved.
View Record Details
Media by
Clara Thiel via iNaturalist.
Source: Wikipedia
| Mutinus ravenelii | |
|---|---|
| |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Phallales |
| Family: | Phallaceae |
| Genus: | Mutinus |
| Species: | M. ravenelii
|
| Binomial name | |
| Mutinus ravenelii | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
|
Corynites ravenelii Berk. & M.A.Curtis (1853) | |
| Mutinus ravenelii | |
|---|---|
| Mycological characteristics | |
 | Smooth hymenium |
 | Hymenium attachment is not applicable |
 | Stipe has a volva |
 | Spore print is blackish-brown to brown |
 | Ecology is saprotrophic |
 | Edibility is edible but not recommended |
Mutinus ravenelii, or Ravenel's red stinkhorn,[2] is a species of fungus that is often confused with M. elegans and M. caninus. M. ravenelii is a member of the Phallaceae (stinkhorn) family.
Edibility
[edit]
The 'eggs' of Mutinus ravenelii are edible while the adult fungus itself is not yet known to be edible.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Mutinus ravenelii (Berk. & M.A. Curtis) E. Fisch. 1888". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 2011-10-27.
- ^ "Standardized Common Names for Wild Species in Canada". National General Status Working Group. 2020.
- ^ Barron, George. "Mutinus ravenelii at University of Guelph". uoguelph.ca. George Barron. p. 1. Archived from the original (Database) on 2016-12-27. Retrieved 2008-06-15.
External links
[edit]
 | This Phallales-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information. |