Yesterday’s hike brought to us the acquaintance with some nice mushrooms.
Phallus impudicus aka Common stinkhorn.
The name correlates not only with shape but also with the size. The biggest one that we met was about 20 cm long.
The growth speed also fit into the concept – up to 5 mm per minutes.
Our stinkhorns growth on the steep slope and fell, probably, because of too fast-growing. Or, possibly, it is a logical end of the process.
The name “stinkhorn” is given for the reason – matured mushroom has a smell of rotten meat to attract flies that spread fungi’s spores.
A young stinkhorn is edible and considered as a delicatessen in some countries.
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