tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-772303329517936921.post8657618297702075087..comments2024-03-09T21:19:07.149+11:00Comments on Australian Fungi - A Blog: #30 Phallus rubicundusGayehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02899430268722758947noreply@blogger.comBlogger71125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-772303329517936921.post-64868370140163364602014-12-13T17:00:06.907+11:002014-12-13T17:00:06.907+11:00Hi I found these stink horns in my backyard and I ...Hi I found these stink horns in my backyard and I hope you could help me identify it fully. I search the net and it looks unusual. Any mycologist who could help me with this?<br />Please email me jagpaguirigan@yahoo.comAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14876762402525118898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-772303329517936921.post-13352994240966521412014-09-21T03:10:38.579+10:002014-09-21T03:10:38.579+10:00I found two of these in my backyard this summer. I...I found two of these in my backyard this summer. I have lived on Long Island, New York for over 50 years and this was the first summer I spotted them. They are very unique and I just had to search the internet to see what they were.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04828543510018063607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-772303329517936921.post-79557873436912426182014-07-01T18:54:38.612+10:002014-07-01T18:54:38.612+10:00Hello from Kansas City Missouri Y...Hello from Kansas City Missouri You were very helpful to me Identifying these yucky things, popping up all over my front yard in my Red mulch! Seem they really sprout up after a heavy rain. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-772303329517936921.post-27521880674854165092014-04-22T15:13:54.686+10:002014-04-22T15:13:54.686+10:00Hi,interested to note that this is a tropical fung...Hi,interested to note that this is a tropical fungus. I found 3 in my lawn at Briagolong,Gippsland,Victoria. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-772303329517936921.post-49602293203888382632014-04-14T04:49:38.843+10:002014-04-14T04:49:38.843+10:00Found some growing in Sacramento today. Is this no...Found some growing in Sacramento today. Is this normal? 40 years and never seen one previously..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-772303329517936921.post-59358661556898026782014-04-13T12:22:37.039+10:002014-04-13T12:22:37.039+10:00Hi Gaye, I just found some of these in my garden i...Hi Gaye, I just found some of these in my garden in Samford, Queensland. I was pulling weeds in my garden and thought for sure something had died close by due to the stench. Can anyone tell me if they are poisonous as I saw my chickens eating a couple of them yesterday but at the time wasn't sure what it was that they were eating. Thanks to you I now know what they are. Regards, Suzanne<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-772303329517936921.post-73055694852561803642014-03-27T16:30:15.253+11:002014-03-27T16:30:15.253+11:00Hello Dan,
that's funny - yeah, I can imagine...Hello Dan,<br /><br />that's funny - yeah, I can imagine them drawing a crowd in a public place, almost looking X-rated :)<br /><br />Thanks for the thumbs-up on your siting of this fungus.<br /><br />Cheers,<br />GayeGayehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02899430268722758947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-772303329517936921.post-76631855813033703882014-03-26T12:25:34.807+11:002014-03-26T12:25:34.807+11:00These pop up under the port jackson figs at Mort B...These pop up under the port jackson figs at Mort Bay Park in Balmain (NSW 2041) after rain. First noticed them 2 weeks or so ago. They draw a crowd thats for sure. I thought they might be aliens from out of space. They were there again this morning.dannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-772303329517936921.post-73916822927469689782013-07-21T07:21:00.518+10:002013-07-21T07:21:00.518+10:00I live in Washington, DC, and noticed about two mo...I live in Washington, DC, and noticed about two months ago these strange orange UGLY mushrooms growing in my yard. Like others, they are growing in my black mulch. I too find them very creepy and plan to dig them up tomorrow.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-772303329517936921.post-45614568250803686792013-07-10T14:56:50.269+10:002013-07-10T14:56:50.269+10:00Thank you for you great photos and blog gaye. They...Thank you for you great photos and blog gaye. They helped me to identify the dozens of bizarre fungi that have emerged over the last couple of days in woodchip mulch under a large eucalypt. It has been very damp this year, unusually so here about 50km south of Brisbane,QueenslandAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-772303329517936921.post-8483234647358850152012-11-03T02:03:42.966+11:002012-11-03T02:03:42.966+11:00Hi from Kununurra WA!
We just had a huge patch gr...Hi from Kununurra WA! <br />We just had a huge patch grow overnight out of the mulch and in the spot where the air conditioner condenser drips continually into in the garden.<br />It started with one stalk overnight and then the second night a large "posy" just appeared the next morning! The flies were all over it and within hours they were a wilted mess... But more appear to be budding in the mulch so we might have a continual bit of colour in our otherwise green garden. Thanks for the blog - was a real help in IDing our new resident!Ezracomnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-772303329517936921.post-25582127121133031872012-10-01T09:54:20.948+10:002012-10-01T09:54:20.948+10:00Ew ick! Before the fungus breaks out from undergro...Ew ick! Before the fungus breaks out from underground, you will see a whitish dome at ground level...it's slimy and nasty! Now I know what this strange (but pretty color of pinkish/coral!) fungus is. We had an extremely hot and dry summer this year. Can't imagine why fungus would flourish this year. I live in northern Indiana. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-772303329517936921.post-34336167496907669912012-09-09T11:51:25.563+10:002012-09-09T11:51:25.563+10:00I found a patch of these in my front yard in James...I found a patch of these in my front yard in Jamesburg NJ, this morning. I was very troubled by them as I had never seen anything them before. I too much like another posted before me thought my kids had "planted" their nerf darts. Taking a closer look at them I assumed they were some type of fungus/mushroom. I was troubled by how something could grow that fast overnight. I'm thankful for your pictures and the ppl responding so that I was able to identify what they were. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-772303329517936921.post-19363101485106261962012-09-04T12:10:05.124+10:002012-09-04T12:10:05.124+10:00Happy to find your information on this type of fun...Happy to find your information on this type of fungi. We've seen them in our yard for the past two years and had no idea what they were until now! We live in Southeastern Pennsylvania and I see some of our neigbors in PA and NJ have them too. Thought I was the only one with these strange things in our yard!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-772303329517936921.post-84329180518847189052012-06-12T07:10:07.907+10:002012-06-12T07:10:07.907+10:00Hi, I have been seeing this fungi in 1 part of my ...Hi, I have been seeing this fungi in 1 part of my yard now for 3 years. I have never noticed any smell before. I have a new puppy who is constantly eating them quicker then I can pull them up. Do you know if this is toxic for dogs? Tami Northville, MI FYI I use dark brown mulch.<br />thanks for the helpTami Pedersennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-772303329517936921.post-83033712252860997912012-05-17T04:14:15.177+10:002012-05-17T04:14:15.177+10:00I JUST DISCOVERED THESE GROWING IN MY LAWN IN SACR...I JUST DISCOVERED THESE GROWING IN MY LAWN IN SACRAMENTO, CA. AT FIRST I THOUGHT THEY WERE CHICKEN FEET THAT AN ANIMAL HAD LEFT BUT THEY KEEP COMING UP. ANY SUGGESTIONS ON GETTING RID OF THEM. I HAVE DOGS, ARE THEY POISONOUS?<br />THANKS<br />DEBBIEAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-772303329517936921.post-50456084481687143562012-04-21T20:04:59.097+10:002012-04-21T20:04:59.097+10:00Thank you for the sighting records in Townsville a...Thank you for the sighting records in Townsville and ACT.<br /><br />Cheers,<br />GayeGayehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02899430268722758947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-772303329517936921.post-85713209816628385612012-03-25T19:52:08.731+11:002012-03-25T19:52:08.731+11:00Jesse
We found these in our back garden in Townsv...Jesse<br /><br />We found these in our back garden in Townsville after a few weeks of rain. Had no idea what they were. We have had the mulch in our back garden for a couple of years now and have never seen them before. They are everywhere!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-772303329517936921.post-21014980847673192982012-03-08T21:29:56.962+11:002012-03-08T21:29:56.962+11:00See in Jerrabomberra Valley, ACT in native grassla...See in Jerrabomberra Valley, ACT in native grassland after the recent heavy rain.<br /><br />Cool fungus!Sammynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-772303329517936921.post-86894996774492296842011-12-20T13:51:21.021+11:002011-12-20T13:51:21.021+11:00Hello Castaly,
thank you for the sighting. Summer...Hello Castaly,<br /><br />thank you for the sighting. Summer rain and humidity often set stinkhorn fungi sprouting.<br /><br />No, they are not carnivorous. The fungus gets its nourishment from the substrate, which in this case would be the mulch and soil beneath. The flies are attracted to the stench and carry off the 'brown stinky goo' that contains spores and therefore spreads the fungus to other locations.<br /><br />Cheers,<br />GayeGayehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02899430268722758947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-772303329517936921.post-35651863158745717692011-12-20T11:13:25.584+11:002011-12-20T11:13:25.584+11:00Thanks for helping me identify what we called &quo...Thanks for helping me identify what we called "Botanicus Dog Dickus" a most remarkable, disgusting and stinky fungus. Growing from mulch at our entrance, ACT Scouts Garran, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. I also thought it was nurf bulletts at first that kids had planted...but not possible, so many! And they smell! The flies love them. Are they carnivourous?Castaly Lombenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-772303329517936921.post-39767489295547160642011-11-13T11:35:44.654+11:002011-11-13T11:35:44.654+11:00G'day Gaye
I have just seen my first in Carwo...G'day Gaye<br /><br />I have just seen my first in Carwoola (780m AMSL, about 25 km SE of Canberra). I have blogged it at http://franmart.blogspot.com/2011/11/rudely-named-fungus.html<br /><br />Best regards<br /><br />MartinFlabmeisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934077052437339591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-772303329517936921.post-21423801117496323922011-09-19T01:08:56.517+10:002011-09-19T01:08:56.517+10:00Hampton, VA. Somehow got lucky, as we have a non-...Hampton, VA. Somehow got lucky, as we have a non-stinky version that popped up in the last few weeks, possibly after Hurricane I, although I'm not completely positive on that timing. My grouping is in the middle of the lawn, nowhere near any mulch. I've seen them in neighbors' yards, also. I've lived here for 20+ years, and have never seen this one.<br />Thanks for the great info!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-772303329517936921.post-21503620041027841822011-09-14T22:54:54.185+10:002011-09-14T22:54:54.185+10:00We're in Dover DE and have these sprouting up ...We're in Dover DE and have these sprouting up all over our neighborhood. We live in a housing development that provides free lawn care, and mulch, to every house. I thought the random smells in the air were from the sewers, but I think I was wrong. A few others have asked also, is there any way to get rid of them without removing the mulch?<br /><br />I will be posting info about this for my neighbors, thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-772303329517936921.post-1146890400788928622011-09-11T07:04:36.549+10:002011-09-11T07:04:36.549+10:00Spotting in Virginia Beach, Va. We have a whole p...Spotting in Virginia Beach, Va. We have a whole patch of them in our mulch. I haven't smelled anything yet...and I hope it stays that way!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com