This came up in my garden.....does anybody know what it is ?
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Walter Reeves on May 11, 2012it's a latticed stinkhorn....harmless you can see more details on stinkhorns at my websiteHelpful Reply
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Douglas Hunt on May 12, 2012But I can see how its arrival would give one pause!Helpful Reply
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Charlotte G on May 12, 2012thank you so much... i can see where it gets it name....Helpful Reply
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Laurie S on May 12, 2012the squirrels eat them at my house. It's nice to know what it is called.Helpful Reply
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Sandy H on May 12, 2012They attract flies to spread their spores. They can be disgusting looking. I find them in my mulch at the lakehouse frequently.Helpful Reply
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Kim W on May 12, 2012They smell horrible. Where there is one, there will probably eventually be more. They like to pop up where there is fresh mulch or pine bark. We had a bumper crop of them after having several pine trees removed from our property. They come from little white egg looking pods? Look around, you may see some of those.Helpful Reply
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Janice C on May 12, 2012skunk cabbage ughHelpful Reply
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Trish F on May 12, 2012I think I would be asking, "How do I get rid of them", LOLHelpful Reply
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Susie W on May 12, 2012OMG I have had this in my flower beds before, was coral colored , looked like an octopus, and the odor was like what I would imagine the Devil himself might smell like!Helpful Reply
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Angie G on May 12, 2012I had some two summers ago, and they STINK!Helpful Reply
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Cheryl E on May 12, 2012They are the natural consequence of decomposing organic matter. The specific species is determined by the material that is decomposing. Short of removing the mulch, the purpose of which is (among others) to add organic matter to your soil (critical to soil health), there's little to be done except wait for the fungus's "food" to sufficiently decay such that the fungus has nothing more to "feed" on and dies.Helpful Reply
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Billye K on May 12, 2012Had them last summer. Very weird! Then they started to smell. Yuck!!! Nice to know it has a name. But how do you prevent them so they don't come back???Helpful Reply
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Rebecca W on May 12, 2012All of these posts are great information.Helpful Reply
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John W on May 12, 2012its a raddish seedHelpful Reply
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Carol H on May 12, 2012Glad don't have them in my area, pew maybe pour straight vinigar on them, just don't get it on your plantsHelpful Reply
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Betsie D on May 13, 2012It looks like Audrey from LIttle Shop of Horrors.Helpful Reply
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Joan on Mar 26, 2015I had shotgun fungus....looked more like male anatomy...was told to take a plastic bag and remove it....do not touch...discard. They stinklike dog dodo.....disgusting stuffHelpful Reply
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JosephandRebecca Glover on Mar 28, 2015It is a columned stinkhorn fungi ,very smelly.We have them in Florida.Helpful Reply
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Mikell Paulson on Apr 27, 2015Maybe some soil sweetener might help! That way they might not come back. Pine and other compost can be acidic.Helpful Reply
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Richard Martin on Sep 05, 2016It looks very much like orange puffball fungi. NOT EDIBLE.Helpful Reply
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Gabrielle Falk on Sep 29, 2016Looks like a type of fungus. Be careful. It could be toxic. Probably best to remove wearing gloves.Helpful Reply
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Edelmira on Oct 04, 2016That look like a spoiled fruit and seeds start germinating from itHelpful Reply
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