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Mutinus ravenelii

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Mutinus ravenelii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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)
Ithyphallus ravenelii (Berk. & M.A.Curtis) E.Fisch (1886)
Dictyophora ravenelii (Berk. & M.A.Curtis) Burt (1896)

Mutinus ravenelii
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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

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'Eggs' (white) and fertile portions (pink) of Mutinus ravenelii

The 'eggs' of Mutinus ravenelii are edible while the adult fungus itself is not yet known to be edible.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Mutinus ravenelii (Berk. & M.A. Curtis) E. Fisch. 1888". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 2011-10-27.
  2. ^ "Standardized Common Names for Wild Species in Canada". National General Status Working Group. 2020.
  3. ^ 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.
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