I just found what I think is some sort of fungus in my flower bed. The
stalks are long and dark pinkish. It has a very small schroom head that
is black. Flies seem to love it. When I took a stick and broke off the
stalk from the ground, the part that was left going into the ground is
hollow. WTF?

Cheryl wrote:
> I just found what I think is some sort of fungus in my flower bed. The
> stalks are long and dark pinkish. It has a very small schroom head that
> is black. Flies seem to love it. When I took a stick and broke off the
> stalk from the ground, the part that was left going into the ground is
> hollow. WTF?

Sounds like a "dog stinkhorn"

-Bob

On 5/21/2011 6:09 PM, zxcvbob wrote:
> Cheryl wrote:
>> I just found what I think is some sort of fungus in my flower bed. The
>> stalks are long and dark pinkish. It has a very small schroom head
>> that is black. Flies seem to love it. When I took a stick and broke
>> off the stalk from the ground, the part that was left going into the
>> ground is hollow. WTF?
>
> Sounds like a "dog stinkhorn"

Google images confirms that you are right on! Ick.

Il 21/05/2011 23:56, Cheryl ha scritto:

> I just found what I think is some sort of fungus in my flower bed. The
> stalks are long and dark pinkish. It has a very small schroom head that
> is black. Flies seem to love it. When I took a stick and broke off the
> stalk from the ground, the part that was left going into the ground is
> hollow. WTF?

If it has some kind of nipple on its top, it could be psylocibe
semilanceata. Call your local pusher
--
Vilco
And the Family Stone
Caschi come il cacio sui maccheroni, cerchiamo giusto gente come te.

On Sat, 21 May 2011 18:14:24 -0400, Cheryl >
wrote:

>On 5/21/2011 6:09 PM, zxcvbob wrote:
>> Cheryl wrote:
>>> I just found what I think is some sort of fungus in my flower bed. The
>>> stalks are long and dark pinkish. It has a very small schroom head
>>> that is black. Flies seem to love it. When I took a stick and broke
>>> off the stalk from the ground, the part that was left going into the
>>> ground is hollow. WTF?
>>
>> Sounds like a "dog stinkhorn"
>
>Google images confirms that you are right on! Ick.

Looks more like "Dog Dick". Ick

On 5/22/2011 5:08 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
> On Sat, 21 May 2011 18:14:24 -0400, >
> wrote:
>
>> On 5/21/2011 6:09 PM, zxcvbob wrote:
>>> Cheryl wrote:
>>>> I just found what I think is some sort of fungus in my flower bed. The
>>>> stalks are long and dark pinkish. It has a very small schroom head
>>>> that is black. Flies seem to love it. When I took a stick and broke
>>>> off the stalk from the ground, the part that was left going into the
>>>> ground is hollow. WTF?
>>>
>>> Sounds like a "dog stinkhorn"
>>
>> Google images confirms that you are right on! Ick.
>
> Looks more like "Dog Dick". Ick

LOL! That's actually how it got it's name when it was first discovered,
from what I read about it. I also read that once it starts it's hard to
get rid of. I didn't notice a putrid smell but there were only three of
them. Some people have reported that it makes enjoying your garden
difficult because of the smell. I also read that in the "egg" stage,
they are quite edible. No thanks.

On 5/22/2011 3:15 PM, Omelet wrote:
> In >, >
> wrote:
>
>> Il 21/05/2011 23:56, Cheryl ha scritto:
>>
>>> I just found what I think is some sort of fungus in my flower bed. The
>>> stalks are long and dark pinkish. It has a very small schroom head that
>>> is black. Flies seem to love it. When I took a stick and broke off the
>>> stalk from the ground, the part that was left going into the ground is
>>> hollow. WTF?
>>
>> If it has some kind of nipple on its top, it could be psylocibe
>> semilanceata. Call your local pusher
>
> Psilocybes are pale in color and turn blue when bruised... but unless
> one really knows what they are doing, eating unknown wild mushrooms is
> unwise.
>
> <https://www.erowid.org/plants/mushrooms/mushrooms.shtml>

Really. I don't even like mushrooms, so no chance of trying this one out.

Definitely not a magic mushroom. Looks exactly like the pink on at the
bottom left of this page:
http://www.hughsmith.org/stinkhorns.htm

Il 22/05/2011 23:41, Cheryl ha scritto:

>>> If it has some kind of nipple on its top, it could be psylocibe
>>> semilanceata. Call your local pusher

>> Psilocybes are pale in color and turn blue when bruised... but unless
>> one really knows what they are doing, eating unknown wild mushrooms is
>> unwise.
>>
>> <https://www.erowid.org/plants/mushrooms/mushrooms.shtml>

> Really. I don't even like mushrooms, so no chance of trying this one out.
>
> Definitely not a magic mushroom. Looks exactly like the pink on at the
> bottom left of this page:
> http://www.hughsmith.org/stinkhorns.htm

Ahem, I can undesrtand your embarassment
--
Vilco
And the Family Stone
Shguazza, pesce fess'

On Mon, 23 May 2011 14:51:10 -0500, Sqwertz >
wrote:

>On Sun, 22 May 2011 17:08:07 -0400, Brooklyn1 wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 21 May 2011 18:14:24 -0400, Cheryl >
>> wrote:
>>
>>>On 5/21/2011 6:09 PM, zxcvbob wrote:
>>>> Cheryl wrote:
>>
>>>> Sounds like a "dog stinkhorn"
>>>
>>>Google images confirms that you are right on! Ick.
>>
>> Looks more like "Dog Dick". Ick
>
>I KNEW Sheldon would be along with some reference to penis.

And then on cue a little prick arrives.... hehe

Omelet wrote:
> In article >, ViLco >
> wrote:
>
>> Il 21/05/2011 23:56, Cheryl ha scritto:
>>
>>> I just found what I think is some sort of fungus in my flower bed. The
>>> stalks are long and dark pinkish. It has a very small schroom head that
>>> is black. Flies seem to love it. When I took a stick and broke off the
>>> stalk from the ground, the part that was left going into the ground is
>>> hollow. WTF?
>> If it has some kind of nipple on its top, it could be psylocibe
>> semilanceata. Call your local pusher
>
> Psilocybes are pale in color and turn blue when bruised... but unless
> one really knows what they are doing, eating unknown wild mushrooms is
> unwise.
>
> <https://www.erowid.org/plants/mushrooms/mushrooms.shtml>

there are practically zero mushrooms I would pick in the wild and
eat. One exception: morels. I actually found SIX growing in the
mulch outside the library. Yesterday, I went back to see if there
were more, and it looked like the gardener had been weeding. :-(

--
Jean B.

"Jean B." > wrote:
-snip-
>
>there are practically zero mushrooms I would pick in the wild and
>eat. One exception: morels. I actually found SIX growing in the
>mulch outside the library. Yesterday, I went back to see if there
>were more, and it looked like the gardener had been weeding. :-(

I saw 2 yesterday. Giant things- probably a foot tall -- last week.
:-( No sign of others in the vicinity-- but I made a note to
start checking that spot earlier next year.

It is the first ones I've seen in years, and can't believe I was a
week late walking that stretch with the dog.

Jim

Jim Elbrecht wrote:
> "Jean B." > wrote:
> -snip-
>> there are practically zero mushrooms I would pick in the wild and
>> eat. One exception: morels. I actually found SIX growing in the
>> mulch outside the library. Yesterday, I went back to see if there
>> were more, and it looked like the gardener had been weeding. :-(
>
> I saw 2 yesterday. Giant things- probably a foot tall -- last week.
> :-( No sign of others in the vicinity-- but I made a note to
> start checking that spot earlier next year.
>
> It is the first ones I've seen in years, and can't believe I was a
> week late walking that stretch with the dog.
>
> Jim

Interesting. You might want to reschedule that walk.

I went back to see if there were more morels, and, even worse,
there had been gardening in addition to weeding. I did remember
to throw the inedible portions of the morels under the crabapple
trees. Probably should have thrown some ash there too. Hope
springs eternal that I will see some in my yard again. (I did
find them in dad's yard, which had been part of an apple orchard.)

--
Jean B.