Does anyone know what this is?
not a brug
a little closer
I surely don't know, but, goodness me, it surely is different, huh? It looks like it has a chocolate center. SLike
post on teh identification forum, i can't wait to know m self very wierd looking Looks like it could eat you!!
Linda - that sure is strange looking! Did you post it on the identification forum?
I put a link in teh ID forum for you,I can't wait to see what this one is WEIRD!!
It's a stinkhron fungus.... Aseroe rubra
http://images.google.com/images?q=Aseroe+rubra&btnG=Search&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8
I'll do that now. It's really the strangest thing I've ever seen.
That's it poppysue. Thanks How did it get under my Oak tree? Could it have been in compost or mulch?
springsong, how do you link a thread?
Sue!!!! You never cease to amaze me!!! How do you know all these plants??? When I have a question about a plant, you are always one of the 1st to respond! YOU GO GIRLLL
go to the top in the address column while you are on your thread and copy the address for your thread, then then go to a forum or another thread that you want to put it in and you right click and hit paste.it will paste it in to your post
There are some weird stinkhorns out there. Seems a couple come up on the ID forum every few months. I've never seen one before.
I think the spores are spread around by insects.
Thanks girls, I always learn so much on this forum.
On this page it sez it is definitely found around SC. Don't eat it!
http://www.bluewillowpages.com/mushroomexpert/aseroe_rubra.html
Don't worry, I don't want to touch it much less eat it. We hadd some rain overnight and it is not as "pretty" as it was yesterday. I'm glad I got the photos when I did. Thanks for the information.
I had some that were similar looking come up in some old potting soil that was staying damp under an oak tree, but they were yellowish in color. They finally just sort of "melted" away. Yours are much prettier in color. Nice photos of them by the way.
Did you smell them ? ;o) They're supposed to be stinky... to attract insect pollinators.
They did not have a strong odor. There were insects attracted to them.
That's so cool looking.
I loved them until I saw that brown yuck.
poppysue, what is that word "uber" under your location?
woodspirit1...click on it and you will see that she is a member of a photo posters group that have posted many, many photos! Only a few elite are in the club! Great ! They deserve it, they have done alot of work!
Don't worry about where it came from Linda, The spores of these little 'stinkers' are spread by insects.
Who needs to explore outer space when we have such strange things amoungst us?
Does it stink?
here's a shot of the stink horns I find in my yard...and yes t
hey do stink!http://davesgarden.com/t/275888/
rats..I used to be able to make a link
This message was edited May 3, 2004 9:53 AM
so interesting!
Place a space after your the "! and the http" portion of the link and it should work fine.
Here is Ginger's link. http://davesgarden.com/t/275888/