commonly known fungus found eastern north_america mushrooms commonly grow large clusters noted foul odor shape mature saprobic encountered wide variety habitats rich wood debris forests gardens piles urban areas appears august october fruit body emerges pink colored egg form tall cylindrical hollow white stalk bell shaped cap remains egg persist white pink base stalk cap covered foul olive green spore attracts insects help spread spores cap veil attached thin membrane hangs underneath lack roughly pitted cap closely related fungus named botanist discovered remained considered edible mushroom egg form taxonomy species described officially scientific literature english mycologist publication berkeley obtained specimens moses turn sent collections south_carolina specimen sent extensive collection notes berkeley description brief neglected mention veil gates lloyd later quality berkeley description noted busy time consider details description tells leading characters species encountering fungus north_america identify berkeley description instead contact obtain original collection notes confirm identity later wrote description species placed taxon genus based presence veil transferred taxon genus equivalent resulting synonym mushroom commonly known eastern description mushroom begins development form purple tinged eggs resemble egg expands rapidly form shaped structure yellowish white stalk like cap cap ranges width height entire fruit body reach heights cap texture finely attached white open meets stalk specimens opening relatively large broad margin gives mushroom truncated appearance cap surfaces comprises minute cells structure similar stem smaller stem lower margin cap free attachment stalk veil suspended like collar stem cap veil varying lengths veil seen eggs present distinct thin tissue stalk cap expansion form veil continuous attachment tissue base stalk tip stem point joins cap veil produced distinct net like produced species like covers head olive green dark brown color texture foul spores measure elliptical shape smooth texture thin walled covered thin hyaline transparent sticky coating stalk hollow measures tall thick range color slightly yellowish white stalk base usually white pink sac like cup immature fruit body present skin like tissue layer mushroom emerges substrate whitish pinkish thick cord like strands exposed air eventually turn whitish color exposed substrate usually quickly turn bluish purple fungus produces range thickness length irregularly convoluted hard drying color reaction similar noted long exposure air gradually turn uniform dark reddish brown considered edible egg form mild taste foul odor mature mushrooms dissuade collecting table similar species confused highly net like pattern grooves ridges cap pitted cap occurs frequently widespread species roughly spherical cap overlapping tissue layers tall thin pale orange smooth cap cap olive color oval white found eastern southern united_states china rare brazilian species superficial resemblance apart distribution distinguished smaller fruit bodies tall cap margin somewhat larger spores measure distribution habitat widespread eastern north_america quebec north south florida west iowa ohio west mississippi common dominant early 1900s common united_states fungus found costa_rica saprobic mushroom organic material found habitat includes decaying wood found growing groups occasionally singly wood chips rotten tree stumps common urban parks meadows cultivated areas woods foul odor attracts insects walk feed spore bearing surface later sticky spores
Phallus ravenelii