Hello Everyone, Recently I had an absolutely horrid smell in my front flower bed. I thought it was some kind of dead animal it was so bad. Then last saturday I saw these orange loop things in there so I picked one and that is what it was. It grows from a white bulb then the orange loops form on top of the ground. It's a spongy texture. Can anyone tell me anything about it? My next door neighbor found one in her flower garden this afternoon also. Thank You, Patti
I would guess Pseudocolus fusiformis or Linderia columnata. Do an internet search on either of these to see if the images match your speciemen.
This is exactly what happen to us. I thought something was dead, and of course right by the front door in the flower bed. It was horrid. They are stinkhorns, so I've been told by another user. I guess I need to switch out the wood chips I used, I believe it holds too much moisutre. Maybe this will prevent any reoccuring fungus.
