Biology:Mutinus ravenelii
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Short description: Species of fungus
| Mutinus ravenelii | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Phallales |
| Family: | Phallaceae |
| Genus: | Mutinus |
| Species: | M. ravenelii
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| Binomial name | |
| Mutinus ravenelii (Berk. & M.A.Curtis) E.Fisch. (1888)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Corynites ravenelii Berk. & M.A.Curtis (1853) | |
| Mutinus ravenelii | |
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 | smooth hymenium |
 | hymenium attachment is not applicable |
 | stipe has a volva |
 | spore print is blackish-brown to brown |
 | ecology is saprotrophic |
 | edibility: edible but not recommended |
Mutinus ravenelii, or Ravenel's red stinkhorn,[2] is a species of fungus that is often confused with M. elegans and M. caninus. M. ravenelii is a member of the Phallaceae (stinkhorn) family.
Edibility
The 'eggs' of Mutinus ravenelii are edible while the adult fungus itself is not yet known to be edible.[3]
References
- ↑ "Mutinus ravenelii (Berk. & M.A. Curtis) E. Fisch. 1888". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. http://www.mycobank.org/MycoTaxo.aspx?Link=T&Rec=221051. Retrieved 2011-10-27.
- ↑ "Standardized Common Names for Wild Species in Canada". 2020. https://www.wildspecies.ca.
- ↑ Barron, George. "Mutinus ravenelii at University of Guelph" (Database). uoguelph.ca. George Barron. pp. 1. http://www.uoguelph.ca/~gbarron/MISCE2002/mutinus.htm. Retrieved 2008-06-15.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q788213 entry
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