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ailsagirl

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11. Not in my garden but in the earth around my place

Reply to OregonBlue (Reply #10)

Sun Nov 12, 2017, 08:33 PM

Nov 2017

I guess they come in a variety of sizes-- what I've seen so far are about the size of a plum (I'm in the Bay Area)

I just read this:

Stinkhorns have a worldwide distribution, but are especially prevalent in tropical regions.

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Any gardeners here ever seen this ghastly thing???? [View all] ailsagirl Nov 2017 OP

I think it's sort of cool in an alien, creepy way. The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2017 #1

Creepy...YES ailsagirl Nov 2017 #2

What's not to love about this stinkhorn fungus! Wwcd Nov 2017 #3

you want I should kick some fungi ass, aliasgal? Skittles Nov 2017 #4

YES!!! ailsagirl Nov 2017 #16

I've never seen this before. It's very interesting. Arkansas Granny Nov 2017 #5

That is absolutely cool! ret5hd Nov 2017 #6

Buffalo Onion Rings ! - yum! jpak Nov 2017 #7

The stinkhorn is eaten in some parts of the world. Lochloosa Nov 2017 #8

UGH! ailsagirl Nov 2017 #14

Disgusting? That's beautiful! What an amazing work of nature. nt Binkie The Clown Nov 2017 #9

Perhaps-- but it still gives me the creeps ailsagirl Nov 2017 #15

Oh My Goodness. I've been gardening a long time and I've never seen one of those. OregonBlue Nov 2017 #10

Not in my garden but in the earth around my place ailsagirl Nov 2017 #11

After your pic I went and read all about them. They are really very awful and some of them OregonBlue Nov 2017 #17

You're welcome, OregonBlue! ailsagirl Nov 2017 #18

It reminds me of my dog's toy: demmiblue Nov 2017 #12

LOLOLOL!!!! ailsagirl Nov 2017 #13