The bug
In 18w22b, full-bark blocks gained the ability to be placed facing any desired direction. However, this did not appear to apply to the mushroom stem block, as building an identical configuration does not rotate the texture.
In 18w22b, full-bark blocks gained the ability to be placed facing any desired direction. However, this did not appear to apply to the mushroom stem block, as building an identical configuration does not rotate the texture.
Confirmed in 18w22b.