Lantern stinkhorn? If so the young ones are edible.
Edit: like everyone else is saying don’t be eating it unless you’re 100% sure you know what it is.
jeffgoldblumsass
Hahahahah try to eat them. Lol I’m joking try to pick them tomorrow and you’ll be a smelly one
Amesaskew
I can’t believe I need to say this, but never eat unknown mushrooms no matter what someone on the Internet tells you.
cervidaerae
Stinkhorn 😆 I wouldn’t go eating anything I wasn’t 100% sure on, though.
Round-Ticket-39
Everything can be eaten once
penkertil
Mushroom poisoning – even if it doesn’t kill you – is spectacularly awful. I’d say you’re clear to chow down though since I’m a big fan of natural selection.
SHOWTIME316
S T I N K H O R N
smells like poopy
withagrainofsalt1
Why in the fuck would you want to eat them?
godzilla42
The Devil’s Dipstick.
PM_ME_CAT_POOCHES
Even if you could eat them, I have never seen anything more unappetizing
pkapeckopckldpepprz
Has the same ridges as those old red white and blue ice pops. Do ya feel lucky punk???? Well do ya???
NoExperience2256
Stink horn.. go ahead and smell it and tell me if you wanna eat that… STINKS
pkapeckopckldpepprz
Hit it with a weed wacker for a nice smoke bomb, just don’t breathe the fumes
Some consider them edible but at an earlier stage. Take a sniff, it probably smells like crap.
yigaclan05
Thanks for the comments! Yes my first reaction was they look like a dog dick.
But you never know, I’ve seen all sorts of crazy stuff you can eat.
Chemical-Kev
Do you really want to?
Chuckiebb
Google Lens is life changing.
ratpH1nk
The elusive Forest Churro!
KazooButtplug69
Oh boy that’s a stinky smelling penis shroom. It’s called a stinkhorn and really cool to watch grow and smell and watch the silly insects get attracted to it.
scaredheartsclub
How is it your brain doesn’t automatically tell you not to put that in your mouth? You’re not supposed to even touch it. That’s what my immediate reaction is. 😂
Timber___Wolf
Literal toddler brain. “What is this and can I put it in my mouth” is how you end up in the ER trying to explain to the doctors why exactly you thought it was a good idea to shove random plants into your gullet.
I’ll let you in on a secret; the MAJORITY of things on this planet are poisonous. Most of the food crops you eat/grow today are all related for a reason. The selection was so narrow that we had to make more… if everything was edible anyway, why would we bother making cultivars? You’re why car batteries ship with a label stating “do not drink contents”….
LeoMarius
All mushrooms are edible; some are only edible once.
Bluecricket5
Have them all the time in the UK. They’re called pixie dicks
fortunebubble
dirt churros
PlockyLasmoke
We just call them dogs dick where im from
Hammeredcopper
But, but…how would you even get a spore print from these guys?
It’s a lantern stinkhorn. We get them all the time around this time of year in Southern California. Theres a bunch in all my beds right now. They release spores that smell of rotting meat to attract flies. They rely on the flies to carry their spores.
I’ve been told the “egg” under the soil is edible before they erupt from the ground, but I would not recommend it. I just let mine do their thing and they are gone in a day or two. I only remove the ones my dog can reach because they give her the rankest breath I’ve ever experienced 🤢
Disastrous_Staff_443
A lot of folks here in gardening can give some good info regarding fungi but your best option for answers regarding mushrooms will be to ask on r/mycology.
inarchetype
We are very different;
If I see a strange looking fungus that I can’t ID, my default is
>how do I avoid touching it and make sure my pets and kids can’t interact with it unless/until I can verify it as safe,
not
>I wonder if I can eat it; I know, I’ll ask some strangers on the internet and do whatever they tell me. I’m sure it’s probably fine…
The latter approach, I grant, will lead to a life of much greater culinary excitement. But likely also a short one.
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Lantern stinkhorn? If so the young ones are edible.
Edit: like everyone else is saying don’t be eating it unless you’re 100% sure you know what it is.
Hahahahah try to eat them. Lol I’m joking try to pick them tomorrow and you’ll be a smelly one
I can’t believe I need to say this, but never eat unknown mushrooms no matter what someone on the Internet tells you.
Stinkhorn 😆 I wouldn’t go eating anything I wasn’t 100% sure on, though.
Everything can be eaten once
Mushroom poisoning – even if it doesn’t kill you – is spectacularly awful. I’d say you’re clear to chow down though since I’m a big fan of natural selection.
S T I N K H O R N
smells like poopy
Why in the fuck would you want to eat them?
The Devil’s Dipstick.
Even if you could eat them, I have never seen anything more unappetizing
Has the same ridges as those old red white and blue ice pops. Do ya feel lucky punk???? Well do ya???
Stink horn.. go ahead and smell it and tell me if you wanna eat that… STINKS
Hit it with a weed wacker for a nice smoke bomb, just don’t breathe the fumes
Stinkhorn, perhaps this [species](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lysurus_mokusin).
Some consider them edible but at an earlier stage. Take a sniff, it probably smells like crap.
Thanks for the comments! Yes my first reaction was they look like a dog dick.
But you never know, I’ve seen all sorts of crazy stuff you can eat.
Do you really want to?
Google Lens is life changing.
The elusive Forest Churro!
Oh boy that’s a stinky smelling penis shroom. It’s called a stinkhorn and really cool to watch grow and smell and watch the silly insects get attracted to it.
How is it your brain doesn’t automatically tell you not to put that in your mouth? You’re not supposed to even touch it. That’s what my immediate reaction is. 😂
Literal toddler brain. “What is this and can I put it in my mouth” is how you end up in the ER trying to explain to the doctors why exactly you thought it was a good idea to shove random plants into your gullet.
I’ll let you in on a secret; the MAJORITY of things on this planet are poisonous. Most of the food crops you eat/grow today are all related for a reason. The selection was so narrow that we had to make more… if everything was edible anyway, why would we bother making cultivars? You’re why car batteries ship with a label stating “do not drink contents”….
All mushrooms are edible; some are only edible once.
Have them all the time in the UK. They’re called pixie dicks
dirt churros
We just call them dogs dick where im from
But, but…how would you even get a spore print from these guys?
Ground churros
[https://www.bbg.org/article/nastiest_mushroom_ever](https://www.bbg.org/article/nastiest_mushroom_ever)
It’s a lantern stinkhorn. We get them all the time around this time of year in Southern California. Theres a bunch in all my beds right now. They release spores that smell of rotting meat to attract flies. They rely on the flies to carry their spores.
I’ve been told the “egg” under the soil is edible before they erupt from the ground, but I would not recommend it. I just let mine do their thing and they are gone in a day or two. I only remove the ones my dog can reach because they give her the rankest breath I’ve ever experienced 🤢
A lot of folks here in gardening can give some good info regarding fungi but your best option for answers regarding mushrooms will be to ask on r/mycology.
We are very different;
If I see a strange looking fungus that I can’t ID, my default is
>how do I avoid touching it and make sure my pets and kids can’t interact with it unless/until I can verify it as safe,
not
>I wonder if I can eat it; I know, I’ll ask some strangers on the internet and do whatever they tell me. I’m sure it’s probably fine…
The latter approach, I grant, will lead to a life of much greater culinary excitement. But likely also a short one.