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Is this a Puffball?


EatTheWeeds

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...Maybe it's not even a fungus!  I found this emerging through some thick moss near some evergreens.  The inside is firm, but there's a layer of slime between the outer skin and the inner.  It smelled gross!

 

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Perhaps Phallus hadriani?

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So about a week ago, I discovered a third one of these, but the outer skin of the "egg" was cracked - think the lawn mower rode over it.  It hasn't shriveled up, but it hasn't done much else.  Do you think it'll grow?  How long does it take?

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I've seen stinkhorn eggs that dried up in situ and failed to develop into full-blown stinkhorns. Probably depends on the weather, and maybe how much damage was done by the mower. Some stinkhorn eggs are attached to the soil by a thin root-like strand. Don't know if breaking the root may stifle growth. 

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