A close look at an Elegant Stinkhorn fungus

This one had collapsed from its original upright position, but I thought it was still interesting to see more closely the details of the sponge-like texrure. For years, I had wished I could see some kind of Stinkhorn fungus, partly because they make such dramatic images : ) Friend Phil e-mailed a month ago to say that there were all sorts of "things" (he sent a photo) growing locally, where we had seen other fungi growing previously (i.e. a matter of a few feet outside the edge of Fish Creek Park). After a bit of a search, on 24 June 2012, I found these small (this is a telemacro image, and they are up to maybe 3" tall), pink fungi that I thought must be some species of Stinkhorn. Sure enough, I searched on Google and quickly found them. Wasn't quite sure exactly which species this is, as there were several similar ones. Thanks to kuteram for the ID: Mutinus elegans! I really appreciate your taking the time to do this!