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Octopus Stinkhorn
A stinkhorn that hatches from a whitish egg into four to seven red, tapering arms that spread outward like a starfish or octopus. The inner surfaces of the arms carry dark, foul-smelling spore slime. Probably native to Australasia, it was introduced to Europe around the First World War and has spread widely there; in North America it is known mainly from coastal California.
Not a food mushroom. Some sources call the young egg edible and nonpoisonous, but reports describe it as slippery, unpleasant in smell and taste, and leaving a lingering aftertaste. Not recommended.
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