Clathrus ruber mushroom, of the Stinkhorn Mushroom family. A.K.A. (also know as) basket stinkhorn, red cage mushroom, latticed stinkhorn.
I DID NOT TOUCH it.... It STINKS, it was covered in gnats and ants. soft and squishy about 3 to 4 inches long.
NOTE: the stink draws the bugs, the bugs swarm it and travel afar spreading the spores. OH NO! I don't want a yard full...
I bent over to pick up the tiny avocado, to keep it from being scarfed down by Big Boy, and said out LOUD.. What is this?
I thought someone had thrown a toy or a piece of fruit in the yard, then I realized it was GROWING I went to get the tiny shovel and dug it up.... When Bob wanted to know what I was doing, I showed him the ugly but beautiful basket shaped mushroom. Neither of us have ever seen one.
Do a search for Clathrus ruber mushroom and you get THESE PHOTOS not mine. Wikipedia is HERE
I used my cell phone to take the pic, my hand was trembling and i could not see the screen. OOPS! but I like it.
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15 comments:
Ew, it is hideous. Looks like the infected nose of a big dog. But makes for a super post!
good morning Sandra! thanks for this informative post. the mushroom looks incredibly weird; i've never seen anything like it.
enjoy your day! xoxo
THAT is creepy!
My first thought was hou ugly and strange it looks. When I clicked on the link to see the pictures of the others I thought it was really quite fascinating. Still, I wouldn't want a yard full of them either.
Hari Om
Not a fungus I have seen or heard of before - it is fascinating, but I also would not want one around! YAM xx
I have not seen these before but have the regular stinkhorn. The link to the other photos were quite fascinating.
Hello,
That is one strange looking mushroom. Thanks for sharing the links.
Hope your day is great, happy weekend!
OMDs that is a 'face' only a mother mushroom could love
Hugs Cecilia
Gross!! I've never heard of such a thing and I hope I never see one in my yard!
EWwwww...that is definitely not my kind of mushroom The red is a give away that it is poisonous, stinky ugly. I hope it hasn't "put down roots" in your yard...how awful for BB and the other plants.
I did have mushrooms with my eggs this morning...kind of made me think twice...HaHa.
We are enjoying a few days of cooler weather..the Delta Breeze keeps the air moving and the temps lower. Enjoying it while it lasts. No AC or ceiling fans this morning...helps the electrical bill a little bit.
Good grief! I'd probably be tempted to pour lighter fluid over it and throw a match. I can't help but think it looks like a rubber horror mask. Freddy Kruger, anyone?
That is disgusting! Yikes. I have never seen one - glad you got rid of it. It was interesting to see this though. sandie
That thing looks gross and from what you describe it must be gross.
What a cool thing..I would never had guessed it was a mushroon...or that it was stinky!
I'm definitely not a fan of looking at the mushroom!
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