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Hi, I see that you added a bit about eatability, per my question about the relationship of Pseudocolus fusiformis to humans . I am assuming that you would have said more if there had been more to say, such as why it is not recommended for human consumption. In my previous reading, I found it to be a generally fine article. —Mattisse (Talk) 16:39, 14 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

There is one point that is frustrating to me, as I know nothing about mushrooms, and I don't know if there is anything you can do about this. The article starts out:

Pseudocolus fusiformis is a stinkhorn mushroom in the Phallaceae family. It is the most widely distributed member of the genus Pseudocolus

The trouble is that clicking on Phallaceae and Pseudocolus doesn't really provide any more information about what it means to be part of this family and genus. Perhaps this is one of the situations where more cannot be explained to the layperson.

—Mattisse (Talk) 16:52, 14 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I added a little bit more about the non-edibility and reasons for it, mentioning that it was non-poisonous, and referring to other similar species. I agree that the genus and family pages you clicked need a lot more work, hopefully this will improve over time. The Stinkhorns are one of my favorite mushrooms groups to learn and write about, and I have hopes of someday making a featured topic with these articles. Until then, I added a tiny bit in the lede about the Phallaceae family, to just give the reader a hint that the family contains some unusual-looking species. Sasata (talk) 18:54, 14 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]