Lysurus periphragmoides (Klotzsch) Dring Syns. Lysurus sphaerocephalum, Lysurus texense. Found throughout central and South America and reported from many states in the US probably as an introduction. A pink stemmed stinkhorn with a strong smell of rotten meat. Starting out as a creamy white ‘egg’ then, when mature the cap and stem quickly burst out. Stem orange to pink, 6 to 12cm high, hollow. The cap with a lattice pattern at first covered in a greenish brown slime, which quickly disappears due to numerous flies being attracted and carrying of the spore bearing slime on their feet. Found on lawns, rubbish heaps or bare soil. Spores 3.5-4.5 x 1.5-2 microns. These specimens were collected and photographed by Silvia Ojeda in Unquillo Argentina. Very many thanks Silvia.