43 Records

Status

It appears Maryland is in an overlap zone between these two species and there are some rough macro characteristics separating the two

Description

Fruiting body: arises from egg-like structure. In maturity consists of hollow, reddish-orange, pock-marked stalk topped by narrow, bell-shaped cap with skirt at bottom and reddish opening at apex. Cap covered with foul-smelling, green spore mass (J. Solem, pers. comm.). According to Kuo, "Phallus rubicundus has a red to pink stem that is, on average, somewhat thicker than the skinny, orange stem of Phallus rugulosus. In North America the two species also have different ranges; Phallus rubicundus generally stays south of a line between roughly Oklahoma and Virginia, while Phallus rugulosus is more common from roughly the same line northward, although there Is some overlap."

Where To Find

Found solitary or in clusters on or near gardens, wood chips, and meadows.