Mutinus ravenelii

{{Short description|Species of fungus}}

{{Speciesbox

| image = Mutinus ravenelii.jpg

| genus = Mutinus

| species = ravenelii

| authority = (Berk. & M.A.Curtis) E.Fisch. (1888)

| synonyms_ref =

| synonyms = Corynites ravenelii Berk. & M.A.Curtis (1853)

Ithyphallus ravenelii (Berk. & M.A.Curtis) E.Fisch (1886)

Dictyophora ravenelii (Berk. & M.A.Curtis) Burt (1896)

}}

{{mycomorphbox

| name = Mutinus ravenelii

| whichGills = NA

| capShape = NA

| hymeniumType = smooth

| stipeCharacter = volva

| ecologicalType = saprotrophic

| sporePrintColor = blackish-brown

| sporePrintColor2 = brown

| howEdible = edible

| howEdible2 = caution

}}

Mutinus ravenelii, or Ravenel's red stinkhorn,{{NGSWG}} 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

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The 'eggs' of Mutinus ravenelii are edible while the adult fungus itself is not yet known to be edible.{{cite web

|url= http://www.uoguelph.ca/~gbarron/MISCE2002/mutinus.htm

|title= Mutinus ravenelii at University of Guelph

|accessdate= 2008-06-15

|last= Barron

|first= George

|format= Database

|work= uoguelph.ca

|publisher= George Barron

|pages= 1

|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20161227205234/http://www.uoguelph.ca/~gbarron/MISCE2002/mutinus.htm

|archive-date= 2016-12-27

|url-status= dead

}}

References

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{{cite web |title=Mutinus ravenelii (Berk. & M.A. Curtis) E. Fisch. 1888 |url=http://www.mycobank.org/MycoTaxo.aspx?Link=T&Rec=221051 |publisher=MycoBank. International Mycological Association |accessdate=2011-10-27}}

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