Mutinus?

[pumplinpen]

Checking out my dad's garden beds after a rain, the mulch was spotted with Mutinus elegans... but within the same bed there was a patch of white specimens. I thought they might be a rare white version of the same species which is mentioned on Mushroomexpert... but the spore-bearing section is distinctly separate from the stalk, which seems to fit in with some other species; but none of them seem to be a match.

[Dave W]

To me this looks more like Phallus rubicundus... although without the red on the stalk.

http://www.mushroomexpert.com/phallus_rubicundus.html

I think Phallus is a better match for the genus of this one than Mutinus. As noted, the hanging skirt-like cap does not appear to fit Mutinus.

Interesting specimen. The link to Mushroom Expert includes some good info about Phallus.

[Dave W]

FB, I think there are mature. An interesting observation.