Common name
English: Common Stinkhorn
German: Gemeine Stinkmorchel
Portuguese: Cogumelo-falale
Classification
Kingdom: Fungi (29)
Phylum: Basidiomycota (20)
Class: Basidiomycetes (7)
Order: Phallales (2)
Family: Phallaceae (2)
Genus: Phallus (2)
Epithet: impudicus L. (1)
Synonym: Venenarius phalloides (Vaill. ex Fr.) Murrill
impudicus => latin for 'shameless' or 'immodest'
phalloides => phallus-like, resembling stinkhorn (Phallus)
Characteristics
Climate: temperate, sub-tropical, tropical