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
'Eggs' (white) and fertile portions (pink) of Mutinus ravenelii
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. Retrieved 2011-10-27.
^"Standardized Common Names for Wild Species in Canada". National General Status Working Group. 2020.
^Barron, George. "Mutinus ravenelii at University of Guelph". uoguelph.ca. George Barron. p. 1. Archived from the original (Database) on 2016-12-27. Retrieved 2008-06-15.
