Laternea pusilla is a species of fungus in the family Phallaceae.

Laternea pusilla
Laternea pusilla in Costa Rica
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L. Pusilla
Binomial name
Laternea pusilla
Berk. & M.A.Curtis (1868)

this mushroom is an odd looking mushroom from central and South America. Like other stinkhorns, it produces a spore-laden foul smelling stink that attracts insects.


smeels horrible to us , but lovely to insects.