Finding the Netted Stinkhorn Phallus duplicatus in Vermont

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Oh man, what stinks?!? 🤢🤢🤢 • It’s the #NettedStinkHorn #WoodWitch or #Phalluseuplicatus. This rude looking mushroom (also known as #TheFlasher) is a Stink Horn type mushroom. They are saprobic (decay) mushroom that grows on rotting organic matter on the forest floor. They are a gasteroid mushroom where the spores develop internally. The spores of stinkhorns are embedded in a gleba, or sticky mass of good that stinks to high heaven when mature. The stink gleba covers the tip of this mushroom, attracting flies with the stench of rotting flesh. These flies in turn walk around in the gleba and help to disperse the spores. This species is known for its distinctive netting or skirt that emerges in maturity. • . • I am thoroughly deterred by the smell of these, but the white part inside is edible when still in the egg phase. The jelly part is quite tough and would be very challenging to eat. The overpowering odor of the mature fruiting body is due to fungal derived secondary metabolites, with the most significant contributions to the stink coming from Dimethyl oligosulfides (smelly sulfur compounds). • . • Frankly, I felt pretty ill while out hunting for these but it was still super exciting to find these incredible mushrooms. Many thanks to @reggie_serafin for sharing his spots with me. • . • . • . • . • . • . • . • #mushroomidentification #mushroomeducation #fascinatedbyfungi #stinkhorn #stinkhorns #stinkhornmushroom #smelly #thatlookslikea #mothernature #vermont

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