tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2805562596725665277.post7578862798945213444..comments2024-01-12T01:33:58.035-05:00Comments on <br><center>From Roses to Rainbows</center>: Freaky FungiLindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09349143005152545854noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2805562596725665277.post-63722526925208438582018-11-25T23:29:44.690-05:002018-11-25T23:29:44.690-05:00Found similar in my rose garden in winter. 6 in h...Found similar in my rose garden in winter. 6 in high with dark colored slime around top. not exactly same, but same qualities. phallus looking. Ravenel's stinkhornAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2805562596725665277.post-59350455935348361142017-06-22T09:01:34.170-04:002017-06-22T09:01:34.170-04:00I didn't open one to see if it smelled so I...I didn't open one to see if it smelled so I'll take your word for it. Strangely, I have not seen any more anywhere, and it's been four years.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09349143005152545854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2805562596725665277.post-64909334071708798772017-06-22T09:00:07.329-04:002017-06-22T09:00:07.329-04:00While they have antibiotic properties, I suspect j...While they have antibiotic properties, I suspect just using the fungus as is probably wouldn't do anything helpful and could be hazardous.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09349143005152545854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2805562596725665277.post-24124547738435693352017-06-19T11:50:29.876-04:002017-06-19T11:50:29.876-04:00I found some of these in my yard today...very near...I found some of these in my yard today...very near a dogwood tree. I broke one off to see what on earth it was, and the odor is awful! They looked like devil's horns coming up out of the ground. Bizarre!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17872065534210316889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2805562596725665277.post-63405300811506376872016-08-04T00:20:46.288-04:002016-08-04T00:20:46.288-04:00Just found a bunch in my garden, i was freaked ou...Just found a bunch in my garden, i was freaked out, not knowing whether they were poisonous, but also because they're so weird looking. Can it be used for antibiotic purposes? GigiTanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07730216797330413830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2805562596725665277.post-54446484819933125062014-08-29T10:22:32.967-04:002014-08-29T10:22:32.967-04:00Sara - Don't know how I missed this. They were...Sara - Don't know how I missed this. They were interesting and very cool.<br /><br />Mike Schabow- Thank you for dropping by and for reading and commenting on this older post. Oddly, the ones in my yard didn't smell. Maybe they did after they deteriorated, but I didn't get close to them after I took the pictures.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09349143005152545854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2805562596725665277.post-79290367685830655472014-08-28T20:50:10.302-04:002014-08-28T20:50:10.302-04:00I have had these near my railroad tie flower bed. ...I have had these near my railroad tie flower bed. I live in Wisconsin. They attract fly's like crazy and they smell horrible. I found them after 3 or 4 days of cloudy weather. But as soon as the sun can out they withered down to nothing but the fly's still hung around.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02667077977830913497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2805562596725665277.post-40339018412508619192013-07-01T16:19:10.581-04:002013-07-01T16:19:10.581-04:00They look muddy fingers to me:~) Such a cool thing...They look muddy fingers to me:~) Such a cool thing to find!Sarahttp://www.sarahealy.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2805562596725665277.post-26201957312637730922013-06-29T13:08:00.840-04:002013-06-29T13:08:00.840-04:00Ashley- Thanks for stopping by. They are strange ...Ashley- Thanks for stopping by. They are strange looking. I think I've had those spore-emitting puffy things in my yard. Always "fun" to hit them with the lawnmower.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09349143005152545854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2805562596725665277.post-22589889133842778832013-06-27T00:06:16.370-04:002013-06-27T00:06:16.370-04:00Strange. Michael was shooting his water gun into s...Strange. Michael was shooting his water gun into some mulch and puffs of dark spores shot into the air. Kevin said it was a fungus too. Weird stuff. Love your pictures.Ashley Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15002425836067767529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2805562596725665277.post-53638840365660431902013-06-24T17:37:49.844-04:002013-06-24T17:37:49.844-04:00Indigo- It surely is!
Nicky- I guess that means I...Indigo- It surely is!<br /><br />Nicky- I guess that means I shouldn't harvest the spores, huh?<br /><br />Hilary- I like finding unusual treats in nature.<br /><br />Cheryl- Once you have some, my guess is that you'll have more. I've found them on several more days in the same area.<br /><br />Hilary- You're welcome. I still don't smell anything and several were knocked over or distintigrated.<br /><br />Meleah- Now you will know what they are if they show up in your yard. ;)Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09349143005152545854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2805562596725665277.post-77580601010036853432013-06-24T12:38:12.492-04:002013-06-24T12:38:12.492-04:00Whoa. I've never seen those before either!Whoa. I've never seen those before either! meleah rebeccahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08116656129112106780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2805562596725665277.post-46131501408395590172013-06-24T01:13:48.101-04:002013-06-24T01:13:48.101-04:00Hi Linda .. what fascinating looking fungi ... I b...Hi Linda .. what fascinating looking fungi ... I bet they stink if they're knocked over or damaged .. <br /><br />Interesting about the research being done - so many plants offer us so much .. <br /><br />Thanks - so interesting to see Mutinus Elegans - HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2805562596725665277.post-11249057434042255532013-06-20T13:43:01.642-04:002013-06-20T13:43:01.642-04:00I have seen those in the Kansas City area as well....I have seen those in the Kansas City area as well. Last year was the first year, I have ever had them in my flower bed. Strange looking for sure.Cperzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09062444081488414888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2805562596725665277.post-5580563206522841562013-06-20T12:29:34.181-04:002013-06-20T12:29:34.181-04:00Interesting for sure. Fungi can be so weird.Interesting for sure. Fungi can be so weird.Hilaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12787493532006658679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2805562596725665277.post-38368546223177371472013-06-19T22:32:11.055-04:002013-06-19T22:32:11.055-04:00Ok, those do NOT look like your typical "fung...Ok, those do NOT look like your typical "fungi". And that slime stuff? Um, ewwww. I've never seen them around these parts. *said without a hint of sadness* :-)Nickyhttp://www.weworkforcheese.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2805562596725665277.post-14166769700141429082013-06-19T11:41:43.317-04:002013-06-19T11:41:43.317-04:00Hah! I just googled it; "mutinus caninus"...Hah! I just googled it; "mutinus caninus" is shocking! =)Indigo Rothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03957870121933442627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2805562596725665277.post-85474832102291432842013-06-19T11:18:13.396-04:002013-06-19T11:18:13.396-04:00Uh, yeah, and there is a similar one called the mu...Uh, yeah, and there is a similar one called the mutinus caninus or dog stinkhorn. This was definitely something to grab the camera for.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09349143005152545854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2805562596725665277.post-41788574913799599202013-06-19T11:08:51.275-04:002013-06-19T11:08:51.275-04:00"But the look like big pink wi..."
SHHH!..."But the look like big pink wi..."<br />SHHH!Indigo Rothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03957870121933442627noreply@blogger.com