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Phallus ravenelii

Phallus ravenelii

9.9
A type of mushroom with a grainy cap that smells like rotten meat and attracts flies
  • noun
  • Specialized
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  • The distinct smell of Phallus ravenelii helps spread its spores as insects are drawn to it.

Examples

  • Phallus ravenelii is often found in mulch beds and emits a foul odor that attracts flies.

  • Phallus ravenelii is commonly found in gardens and releases a smell similar to rotting meat.

  • Researchers studied the growth pattern of Phallus ravenelii in temperate North American forests.

  • The Phallus ravenelii emits a strong odor that attracts insects.

  • Have you ever seen a Phallus ravenelii in the wild?

  • The unpleasant scent of Phallus ravenelii attracts various flies that help in its reproduction.

  • In mulch beds, Phallus ravenelii can often be identified by its strong odor and unique cap shape.

Synonyms

stinkhorn
vsPhallus ravenelii
9.9

A smelly mushroom that attracts insects

is a single species of that fungus with a granular cap apex and fleshlike smell

Surface Forms

Phallus ravenelii singular
Phallus ravenelii plural

Morphology

Phallus + ravenelii

The first element 'Phallus' names a genus of phallic-shaped stinkhorn fungi, so a learner who knows that word can recover the general category (a fungus). However, 'ravenelii' is a Latinized species epithet with no independent lexical meaning for most learners, and recognising the whole as a biological binomial (a specific species) requires domain-specific knowledge, so the transparency is only partial.

Etymology

Phallus ravenelii gets its name from its shape and the person who found it: Phallus is a Latin word for the 'male organ' because the fungus is long and tube-shaped, and ravenelii honors a plant scientist named Ravenel. That's why the name points to a smelly, male-organ-shaped mushroom that attracts flies.