This is a fast growing thing,was not out there yesterday. It is growing on the dead plant matter that is caked up on the street drain.
I believe it is a fungus of some kind
I am a strong believer in the simple fact is that what matters in this life is how we treat others. I think that's what living is all about. Not what I've done in my life but how I've treated others. ~~ Sharon Brown
Wierdest fungus I've ever seen
It looks like a deflated balloon growing out of a hickory nut but the nut-resembling part is fungus too, not an actual nut
Yes, I believe you hit the nail on the head, and very quickly too! It is pretty definitely Mutinus elegans.
I sort of love the name; elegant stinkhorn. Thanks!
Here's the "mate" to go with it Ginger. This is the stinkhorn we had growing in our yard.
I am a strong believer in the simple fact is that what matters in this life is how we treat others. I think that's what living is all about. Not what I've done in my life but how I've treated others. ~~ Sharon Brown
Imagine me the first time I saw the darned thing!!!!!!! It was like..... What the _____????????? And MAN! was it ever stinky! All I had to do was walk out the door & you could smell it strongly. We ended up getting lots of them. I learned to look for the "egg" like thing they originate from & dug them up at that stage before they "blossomed" so to speak.
It was shocking at first & then it became hilarious.
I am a strong believer in the simple fact is that what matters in this life is how we treat others. I think that's what living is all about. Not what I've done in my life but how I've treated others. ~~ Sharon Brown