# ID this red fungus/mushroom/whatever?

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**Created:** [October 10, 2010, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-red-fungus-mushroom-whatever/556724 "2010-10-10T22:32:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2010, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-red-fungus-mushroom-whatever/556724/1 "2010-10-10T22:32:51Z")

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The smell was pretty bad, somewhere between feet and ass. Maybe feet that had been up an ass.

Found in a friend’s yard today, in South East Florida.

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**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2010, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-red-fungus-mushroom-whatever/556724/2 "2010-10-10T22:41:05Z")

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It’s a species of [stinkhorn](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phallaceae). Possibly a species of _Colus_ or _Clathrus._

ETA: Looks like [_Clathrus crispus._](http://www.mushroomexpert.com/clathrus_crispus.html)

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**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2010, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-red-fungus-mushroom-whatever/556724/3 "2010-10-10T22:48:08Z")

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Actually, it looks more like [_Colus hirundinosus_,](http://www.mushroomexpert.com/colus_pusillus.html)but that doesn’t seem to be known from Florida (although it occurs in the Caribbean).

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**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2010, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-red-fungus-mushroom-whatever/556724/4 "2010-10-11T00:14:00Z")

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Looks like the Clathrus crispus, thanks!