stinkhorn
noun
stink·horn
ˈstiŋk-ˌhȯrn 
: any of various fetid basidiomycetous fungi (order Phallales, especially Phallus impudicus) having spores dispersed by insects
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Though some fruiting bodies are microscopic, many are large, conspicuous and somewhat bizarre--like this specimen known by the common name of the starfish stinkhorn.
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Discover Magazine, 17 Feb. 2011
In September 2018, students from Fifth District Elementary School in Upperco identified a mushroom known as viscid violet cort, and Timonium Elementary schoolers found another type of mushroom known as the elegant stinkhorn.
—Cameron Goodnight, baltimoresun.com, 22 Apr. 2021
Many stinkhorn mushrooms grow during the rainy season, when sites are naturally wet.
—Tom MacCubbin, orlandosentinel.com, 13 Mar. 2021
The best method for eliminating the stinkhorn from the yard is to dig it up or handpick it out.
—Debbie Arrington, sacbee, 25 Aug. 2017
Discover Magazine, 17 Feb. 2011
In September 2018, students from Fifth District Elementary School in Upperco identified a mushroom known as viscid violet cort, and Timonium Elementary schoolers found another type of mushroom known as the elegant stinkhorn.
—Cameron Goodnight, baltimoresun.com, 22 Apr. 2021
Many stinkhorn mushrooms grow during the rainy season, when sites are naturally wet.
—Tom MacCubbin, orlandosentinel.com, 13 Mar. 2021
The best method for eliminating the stinkhorn from the yard is to dig it up or handpick it out.
—Debbie Arrington, sacbee, 25 Aug. 2017
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