Third one I’ve seen in my front yard, central Oklahoma, Bermuda grass. Flies seem to be attracted to it. What is it?

by JinOKC

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  1. FirmRoyal

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    In seriousness – lantern stinkhorn. Will have a very unpleasant odor. Beneficial decomposer. Leave it be if it’s not in the way, as it has a short lifespan.

  2. Fluffybabyyoda

    Thats your lawns way of showing off to the lady lawns.

  3. BandmasterBill

    Last time I saw something like that….

    ….there was a dog attached to the other end.

  4. mattmentecky

    Everyone making dick jokes but stinkhorn mushrooms belong to the family “phallaceae”, I love that scientists saw these mushrooms and were like “looks like a penis, let’s name it that, but in Latin”

  5. Whatever you do, don’t touch it! My husband grabbed one in our yard thinking it was a nerf dart and let me tell you, it lives up to its name (stinkhorn).

  6. masonjar11

    Mycologist here, that’s a stinkhorn. They’re a member of the Phallaceae family (seriously). They’re harmless, but yeah, they look like red rockets. And their spores are spread via flies. Growing up, we used to have them crop up in our manure piles all the time.

  7. crimusmax

    Stinkshroom.

    Kicked one as a kid to show it who was boss.

    That was a mistake

  8. CleMike69

    Im fairly certain this is how Stranger Things started in Hawkins so kill it now

  9. azoreangreenz

    Stinkhorn. Just a fungi which is representative of a lively organic lawn. The spores are found underneath the dirt which can make it difficult to eradicate for the season but honestly, there’s no real foul.

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