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Field Notes

Description:

Very spongy and slimy. Looked like carrots sticking out of the ground.

Habitat:

Back yard in shaded tall grass

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (1)
Doren B
This is a stinkhorn fungus. It may be the Elegant Stinkhorn, Mutinus elegans, or the Dog Stinkhorn, Mutinus caninus. Take a look at the comparison images at Wikipedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mutinus_elegans

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Mushroom Mapping
Mission
National Geographic's Great Nature Project
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PublishedAugust 19, 2014

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