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Edibility
Inedible
Lookalike Danger
1 / 5
Habitat
🪵 Mulched gardens, rotting wood
Season
Jun – Oct⏳ Soon
"Tapering orange-pink spire with a dark slimy tip — more reptilian than fungal. Mulched gardens across the eastern US. Smells offensive briefly, then disperses."
This species is found with or partners with the following hosts. Ectomycorrhizal hosts (green border) form a root-level partnership; ericoid / arbutoid shrubs (purple border) share the same mycorrhizal networks.

Decomposing wood of unspecified species — substrate for many generalist saprobic mushrooms.

Landscape hardwood chip mulch — wine cap, bird’s nest fungi, dog-vomit slime mold. A great backyard cultivation substrate.
Tapering orange-pink spire with a dark slimy tip — sometimes called "dog stinkhorn" or "headless stinkhorn" for its lack of a clearly differentiated cap. Smaller and more delicate than Phallus stinkhorns. The smell is offensive briefly, then disperses quickly.
Mulched gardens, rotting wood, and decaying leaf litter across the eastern US from Maine to Florida and west to the Mississippi. Fruits June through October.

Min Soil Temp
60°F
Moisture Need
rain 0.5in 7d
Drought Tolerance
moderate
Elevation Range
0–12,000 ft
Very similar; cap is less differentiated in caninus. Both are non-toxic.
Brighter pink-red; same habitat.
Mulched gardens, rotting wood
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