hello everyone. I would like someone helping me in identifying this strange creature thas has appeared twice in the last 2 months in my back patio. Yesterday i´ve found a 2 dozen group . They tend to grow in gravel. I,m in Portugal and it's Mid Summer here. Thanks
Yours could be a species of this variety. scroll down to see the photos that look like yours. These grow underground so yours might be different. Worth a look though... http://waynesword.palomar.edu/ww0504.htm#Galls
I just got a confirmation from an expert (Tom Volk, Dept. of Biology, Univ. of Wisc.) that it is indeed a type of stinkhorn, but that it is impossible to tell which kind while it is still in the egg. If you haven't picked all of them, let one grow so we can ID.
Ola, aofimdodia. O prof. Tom Volk tem razao; e um "stinkhorn." Mas tenho a certeza que e Phallus impudicus, o talvez Phallus hadriani. http://www.mushroomexpert.com/phallus_impudicus.html Parabens! Stinkhorns sao awesome! ... Michael
