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This is called a "starfish stinkhorn" and is a rarity in lower Georgia; it smells horrible, but grows at the base of my rose bush every Spring.

This is called a "starfish stinkhorn" and is a rarity in lower Georgia; it smells horrible, but grows at the base of my rose bush every Spring.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 05.2008
Date Uploaded: 11.2010
Photo Location: Macon, Georgia, United States of America
Camera: C750UZ
Copyright: © Joanne Garcia