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Mutinus caninus.   Click a photo to enlarge it.   back to list

synonyms: Dog Stinkhorn, Hundsrute, Kutyaszömörcsög, Phallus de Chien, Satyre des cheins
Mutinus caninus Mushroom
Ref No: 8092
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Mutinus caninus2 Mushroom
Ref No: 8093
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Mutinus caninus Mushroom
Ref No: 8351
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location: North America, Europe
edibility: Inedible
fungus colour: Brown, Orange
normal size: Less than 5cm
cap type: Other
stem type: Volva on stem
flesh: Mushroom has distinct or odd smell (non mushroomy), Mushroom slimy or sticky
spore colour: Light to dark brown
habitat: Grows in woods, Grows on the ground

Mutinus caninus (Pers.) Fr. Dog Stinkhorn, Phallus de Chien, Satyre des cheins, Hundsrute, Közönséges kutyaszömörcsög, Fallo canino, mutino canino, Kliene Stinkzwam, Kutyaszömörcsög. Fruit body initially a semi-submerged eggs as in Phallus impudicus but much smaller, 1–2cm across and more cylindric in shape, whitish-yellow, finally rupturing when the hollow pitted receptacle extends. Stem 10–12cm high, pale yellow-buff to bright orange, surmounted by the narrow conical orange-red head covered in dark olive slime which contains the spores and has a very slight sickly smell. Spores pale yellow, oblong, 4–5 x 1.5–2µ. Habitat in leaf litter in woods. Season summer to late autumn. Occasional. Not edible. Distribution, America and Europe.

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Norman Leonard (Canada) - 03 October 2012

I found these growing on a path of wood chips on a local golf course
Mutinus caninus
Kirk Holmes (United States) - 17 August 2012

I thought this was a mushroom and thanks to this site, proved it was. Creepy to say the least.
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Dejan Stojanovic (Yugoslavia) - 24 July 2012

Mutinus caninus. Inedible fungi.
Mutinus caninus
alex konig (Netherlands) - 16 June 2012

mutinus caninus kleine stinkzwam (dutch name) parkstad limburg 2011
Mutinus caninus
alex konig (Netherlands) - 16 June 2012

mutinus caninus kleine stinkzwam (dutch name) parkstad limburg 2011
Mutinus caninus
Kris Steitz (United States) - 02 November 2011

Found this morning, 11/1/11, never seen before. Mutinus caninus??? Love your website! Cheers! Kris Steitz Louisville, KY
Mutinus caninus
Lenny Worthington (Thailand) - 05 October 2011

Hufingham Germany 25th July 2009
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Dave Kelly (United Kingdom) - 19 September 2011

Not erect but nice detail.
Mutinus caninus
Nate Arthur (United States) - 01 August 2011

Here's another picture of Mutinus caninus for the collection. Nate Arthur
Mutinus caninus
Marjan Kustera (Yugoslavia) - 04 July 2011

Find and photo taken by Marjan Kuštera,Serbia,Niš.July 2011.
Mutinus caninus
Tim Riggs (United States) - 09 May 2011

Found close to louisville,KY USA
Mutinus caninus
Tim Riggs (United States) - 09 May 2011

Found close to louisville,KY USA
Mutinus caninus
Tim Riggs (United States) - 09 May 2011

Found close to Louisville,KY USA
Mutinus caninus
Tony Wharton (United Kingdom) - 26 October 2010

Photographed in Dalton's Claypit, W. Mids.
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Kassie Kasselman (South Africa) - 24 January 2010

Is this the same? I have, on 21/1/2010, for the first time in my 63 years, seen this in Klerksdorp and Stilfontein, both in the North West Province of South Africa! This plant /toadstool/mushroom / fungus comes up in the night, and lasts one day, (till about 16:00) before it withers away and dies. The tip is actually a sticky gooey paste in the morning, but during the day solidifies and dries out. The plant as a sickly smell, is hollow, and appears to have a "mouth" at the tip.
Mutinus caninus
James Woolard (United States) - 10 May 2009

Found in my yard in Godley, Texas this morning
Mutinus caninus
Lorand Bartho (Hungary) - 03 December 2008

Mutinus caninus
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