FRUIT BODY: Starts off as a whitish, partially buried, elongated,
sub-spherical egg from which erupts a phallic fruit body that is
primarily off-white except for the reddish-orange fertile head that is
covered in a mass of foul smelling slime which contains the
spores. The main stem is pitted and fragile and can be pale to a nice tangerine colour. GILLS/PORES: N/A. FLESH: Spongy, brittle. No distinct taste but has a sickly
odour many find offensive. SPORES: Pale yellow, smooth, ellipsoid. HABITAT: Amongst leaf litter in mixed woods. SEASON: Infrequent. Summer to autumn. EDIBILITY: Inedible. |
