Sully Woodlands, Chantilly, VA
Sully Woodlands, Chantilly, VA
Sully Woodlands, Chantilly, VA
Sully Woodlands, Chantilly, VA
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Order:
Phallales
Family:
Phallaceae
The fruit body of Elegant Stinkhorn begins its development in a white "egg" form partially submerged in the ground. As the fungus matures, a slender orange to pink colored stalk emerges that tapers evenly to a pointed tip. The stalk is covered with a foul-smelling slimy green spore mass on the upper third of its length. Flies and other insects feed upon the slime which contains the spores, assisting in their dispersal.
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27 November 2020
Sully Woodlands, Chantilly, VA
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27 November 2020
Sully Woodlands, Chantilly, VA
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27 November 2020
Sully Woodlands, Chantilly, VA
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27 November 2020
Sully Woodlands, Chantilly, VA
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