Spotted today at work, two odd golf ball sized balls with fungi all over and small roots extending. The balls were soft to the touch but with a firm core. The white skin was delicate and was damaged quite easily, revealing a gelatinous layer of clear gel. Upon carving the ball into two halves, a core was exposed with a grey pate-like substance surrounding and then covered in the clear gel…

photos next.

here goes, fungi in situ.

fungi on office desk

revealing gelatinous layer

size does matter

Inside

Any ideas what it is?

Might be a job for Scribbly.

bubba louie said:

Might be a job for Scribbly.

indeed… you wanta tell them or should I?

pain master said:

bubba louie said:

Might be a job for Scribbly.

indeed… you wanta tell them or should I?

It’s your thread.

I’ve sent your question and pics off to my fungus friends, lol.. they may know.

Happy Potter said:

I’ve sent your question and pics off to my fungus friends, lol.. they may know.

It seems it maybe a stinkhorn…. Mutinus cartilaginous. Which we do get in the gardens… just never out in the open eh?

the stinkhorn continued to grow despite being dissected in half….

Stemonitis axifera…

pain master said:

Stemonitis axifera…

yep. that’s a strange one alright.

pain master said:

Stemonitis axifera…

Thank goodness. Now I can sleep at night. LOL.