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Phallus
The genus Phallus, commonly known as stinkhorns, are a group of basidiomycetes which produce a phallic, often foul-scented, mushroom, from which their name is derived. The genus has a widespread distribution and, according to a 2008 estimate, contains 18 species. They belong to the family Phallaceae in the order Phallales. The best known species (and type species) is the common stinkhorn (Phallus impudicus).
35 branches of this genus, most-observed first
common stinkhorn
speciesPhallus impudicus
Ravenel's stinkhorn
speciesPhallus ravenelii
dune stinkhorn
speciesPhallus hadriani
Complex Phallus indusiatus
complexPhallus indusiatus
Phallus multicolor
speciesPhallus multicolor
Skirted Stinkhorn
speciesPhallus duplicatus
Phallus merulinus
speciesPhallus merulinus
Phallus lutescens
speciesPhallus lutescens
Yellow Gabion Stinkhorn
speciesPhallus luteus
Phallus atrovolvatus
speciesPhallus atrovolvatus
Granular-Toothed Stinkhorn
speciesPhallus granulosodenticulatus
Phallus flavocostatus
speciesPhallus flavocostatus
Phallus sibiricus
speciesPhallus sibiricus
Phallus aureolatus
speciesPhallus aureolatus
Cinnabar veiled lady
speciesPhallus cinnabarinus
Phallus rubrovolvatus
speciesPhallus rubrovolvatus
Phallus chiangmaiensis
speciesPhallus chiangmaiensis
Crowned Stinkhorn
speciesPhallus coronatus
Calonge's Stinkhorn
speciesPhallus calongei
Phallus dongsun
speciesPhallus dongsun
Witch's Hat Stinkhorn
speciesPhallus formosanus
Phallus drewesii
speciesPhallus drewesii
Phallus campanulatus
speciesPhallus campanulatus
Phallus tenuis
speciesPhallus tenuis
Phallus callichrous
speciesPhallus callichrous
Phallus aureus
speciesPhallus aureus
Phallus sp. 'indusiatus-PR01'
speciesPhallus sp. 'indusiatus-PR01'
Phallus mengsongensis
speciesPhallus mengsongensis
Phallus sp. 'MD22'
speciesPhallus sp. 'MD22'
Phallus tenuissimus
speciesPhallus tenuissimus
Phallus nanchangensis
speciesPhallus nanchangensis
Phallus sp. 'indusiatus-PR02'
speciesPhallus sp. 'indusiatus-PR02'
Phallus glutinolens
speciesPhallus glutinolens
Phallus squamulosus
speciesPhallus squamulosus
Phallus hainanensis
speciesPhallus hainanensis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
Methodus fungorum exhibens genera, species et varietates
Johann Gottlieb Gleditsch · n.d. · p.207
Illustrations of Fungi which Grow in Bavaria and the Palatinate around Ratisbon, Vols 1–2
Jacob Christian Schaeffer; C.H. Persoon (ed.) · 1800 · p.424
Illustrations of Fungi which Grow in Bavaria and the Palatinate around Ratisbon, Vols 1–2
Jacob Christian Schaeffer; C.H. Persoon (ed.) · 1800 · p.425
Illustrations of Fungi which Grow in Bavaria and the Palatinate around Ratisbon, Vols 3–4
Jacob Christian Schaeffer; C.H. Persoon (ed.) · 1800 · p.297
Rariorum Plantarum Historia (with Fungorum Historia)
Carolus Clusius · 1601 · p.677
History of Rare Plants
Carolus Clusius · 1601 · p.671
Histoire des Champignons de la France, Vol 2
Pierre Bulliard · 1791 · p.179
Coloured Figures of English Fungi or Mushrooms
James Sowerby · 1797 · p.883
Coloured Figures of English Fungi or Mushrooms
James Sowerby · 1797 · p.882
Coloured Figures of English Fungi or Mushrooms
James Sowerby · 1797 · p.881
Iconography of the Mushrooms of Paulet
J.H. Léveillé; plates by Paulet · 1855 · p.564
Les champignons de la France : histoire, description, culture, usages des espèces comestibles, vénéneuses, suspectes, employés dans les arts, l'industrie, l'économie domestique et la médecine
Cordier, François Simon · n.d. · p.615
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 54593.