Question: Hello, I just recently (within days) saw mysterious orange colored plant like structures showing up in my backyard lawn especially …
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Question
Hello, I just recently (within days) saw mysterious orange colored plant like structures showing up in my backyard lawn especially where the moss is growing.I have attached pictures of one of them (there are around 4-5) and would appreciate any help in identifying them and more importantly how to effectively eradicate them as well.
Answer
Dear jackal65, the organism in your images appears to be a stinkhorn fungus (order Phallales). These fungi are not of the typical mushroom shape and are much less commonly observed. The structure you are seeing is the spore-producing part of the fungus, most of it is below the ground level and comprised of filamentous hyphae (i.e., it would be difficult to eradicate).
