An engraving depicting Phallus impudicus, known

An engraving depicting Phallus impudicus, known colloquially as the common stinkhorn, is a widespread fungus recognizable for its foul odour and its phallic shape when mature, the latter feature giving rise to several names in 17th-century England. From: John Parkinson Theatrum Botanicum: The Theater of Planta, London 1640

1640 17th-century Botanicum Colloquially Feature Foul Fungi Fungus Horticulture Impudicus Latter Names Odour Parkinson Phallic Phallus Planta Recognizable Stinkhorn Theatrum Widespread

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