Elegant Stinkhorn

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The fungi Mutinus elegans is also known as the Devil's Dipstick and Demon FIngers.



Kingdom: Fungi
  Phylum: Basidiomycota
    Class: Basidiomycetes
      Order: Phallales
        Family: Phallaceae

For more information on elegant stinkhorns see this UF/IFAS page for this species

For a taxonomic tree and links to other fungi posted on Wild Florida Photo see the Fungi at Wild Florida Photo page.