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stink-horn fungus


Entry Type:  
Fungi
Scientific Name:  
Common Name:  
stink-horn fungus
Myaamia Name:  
weempa awiilakayi
Habitats:  
Beech-Maple Forest, Oak Forest including Oak-Hickory, Beech-Oak-Maple Mixed Mesophytic

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Myaamia Archival Sources  
Reference Source Reference Type Archival Data Comments
Dunn, J.P. ca. 1900 Related Info 

"wamba wilaka, mushroom, the large stink-horn phallas, i.e. wambas penis, wamba is a mythical wild man, very tall, who lives in the woods."

Botanical Sources  
Reference Source Reference Type Data Comments
McKnight, K. B., Rohrer, J., Ward, K. M., and McKnight, K. H. 2021 Habitat 

Occurs on forest soils and wood chips in gardens in eastern North America including eastern Myaamia lands. Immature mushrooms and 'eggs' are usually non-poisonous. 

Related Sources  
Reference Source Reference Type Data Comments
Gonella, M.P 2003-2006  

The latin name for this species means "shameless penis". These species are also known as stinkhorns which create a smell of rotting flesh with a "hint of sweetness too." The spores are produced on the receptacle and embedded in a slime that contains a number of volatile chemicals including hydrogen sulfide, formaldehyde, methylmercaptan, and phallic acids, together producing the smell of rotting flesh to attract flies which will disperse the spores.