Mutinus ravenelii

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Mutinus ravenelii
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Scientific classification
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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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Mycological characteristics
32px smooth hymenium
hymenium attachment is not applicable
32px stipe has a volva
32px spore print is blackish-brown to brown
ecology is saprotrophic
edibility: edible or inedible

Mutinus ravenelii is a species of fungus that is often confused with M. elegans and M. caninus. M. ravenelii is a member of the Phallaceae 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.[2]

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