We found this Elegant Stinkhorn growing in our flowerbed. It came up overnight. It is a mushroom that supposedly puts off a horrid smell. We found ours before it had a chance to begin to smell bad apparently.
I photographed it and then dug it up and disposed of it in the trash. From what I have read they can take over your garden and we have put a lot of work into our gardens. Plus this Stinkhorn was found in our garden next to our front door and I didn't want to take a chance for it to start smelling rank.
The egg sac contained a new Stinkhorn that had not yet emerged from the egg yet (I dissected the egg sac before throwing it away out of curiosity). This is the second Elegant Stinkhorn that has come up in our yard this season. Not sure why they have suddenly shown up. We have never seen these before anywhere in our region. They are not hard to miss against the green grass or the brown mulch. They are bright red and, at first glance, look like a finger. Sorta freaky at first glance. :)
By lovingnature from TN
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12/14/2011
It looks more like a male part to me than a fungus! LOL... I once had one in my garden too and took it to a local nursery so they could identify it. Keep in mind I have no sense of smell so it didn't stink to me. When I showed the fellow, he stepped back and said "can't you smell that thing?" Of course I replied "no". I wondered how long my car stunk afterwards LOL
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