Key Identification Features
- Egg stage white and rubbery
- mature stage has white spongy stalk 8–15 cm topped with conical cap covered in dark olive-brown fetid slime (gleba)
- strong carrion odor attracts flies
- very common in southeastern US
Regions Found
Region data not available
Look-Alikes
No documented look-alikes on record.
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