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Question: I'm not sure this is a plant, it smells like a carcass, surrounded by flies, and appears out of nowhere. …

  • Question

    I'm not sure this is a plant, it smells like a carcass, surrounded by flies, and appears out of nowhere. But it doesn't happen everyday so I don't know where else to ask. For your information, there is a female turtle living in our small garden so maybe it's a product of it, maybe from its eggs or else. However, it's still confusing about how an unfertilized egg grows from inside the soil. Please help clear our confusion, please. And sorry if this turns out to be not botanical. Thank you :)

    Answer

    Dear pascalitaaaaaaaa, while I can't help you with much confidence, it looks like a fungus to me. You might try asking your question in a fungi group and see what kind of answer you get. Good luck.