Mutinus ravenelii (Berk.) E.Fisch. is a fungus in the Phallaceae family, order Phallales, kingdom Fungi. Not known to be toxic.

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Mutinus ravenelii (Berk.) E.Fisch.

Mutinus ravenelii (Berk.) E.Fisch.

Ravenel's red stinkhorn (Mutinus ravenelii) is a Phallaceae stinkhorn fungus often confused with M. elegans and M. caninus.

Family
Genus
Mutinus
Order
Phallales
Class
Agaricomycetes

About Mutinus ravenelii (Berk.) E.Fisch.

Mutinus ravenelii, with the scientific name (Berk.) E.Fisch., is commonly known as Ravenel's red stinkhorn. It is a fungus species belonging to the stinkhorn family Phallaceae. This species is frequently confused with two other species: Mutinus elegans and Mutinus caninus.

Photo: (c) Warren Cardimona, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Warren Cardimona · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Fungi Basidiomycota Agaricomycetes Phallales Phallaceae Mutinus

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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