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13 Comments

joelbtrevino
joelbtrevino 11 years ago

@JackSkrceny. Will do thank you Jack

JackSkrceny
JackSkrceny 11 years ago

Hi Joel.
I posted a picture of your fungus on the "Fungi Magazine" site on Facebook, to help Id it. Taylor Lockwood, a world renowned Mycologist and Photographer, has taken an interest in it and asked if you would contact him at taylor@mushroom.pro with your pictures and any more information you can provide. Thank you very much for your input, and by the way, very nice find. .....Jack Skrceny

CorduneanuVlad
CorduneanuVlad 11 years ago

This looks like a crossing between Clathrus ruber and Phallus impudicus...

joelbtrevino
joelbtrevino 11 years ago

Thank y'all

rjdmail
rjdmail 11 years ago

I'm thinking Lysurus periphragmoides

Jellis
Jellis 11 years ago

Here you go:
Hi Janet,
Your mushroom appears to be a Clathrus, possibly Clathrus chrysomycelinus ( Basket fungus ) Also part of the Stinkhorn family. Not a real common mushroom to the U.S. although it has been found in Arizona too. I want to dig into this a little further, and if anything changes I'll let you know.

Jack Skrceny ( Mushroom Jack )

joelbtrevino
joelbtrevino 11 years ago

It was the only one I saw

joelbtrevino
joelbtrevino 11 years ago

I did, it was in a wooded wetland preserve near Corpus Christi

Jellis
Jellis 11 years ago

and you found this in Texas?

Cammie C. Jeffries
Cammie C. Jeffries 11 years ago

Very neat!

Jellis
Jellis 11 years ago

Almost looks like a type of Morel but not. I am hoping to get an answer and will post if I do.

joelbtrevino
joelbtrevino 11 years ago

Thank you

Jellis
Jellis 11 years ago

Now that is one odd mushroom. I will try to see if I can find it. But hope you get an ID soon.

joelbtrevino
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joelbtrevino

Texas, USA

Spotted on Mar 23, 2012
Submitted on Dec 11, 2012

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