Wild looking stinkhorn

Amazing mushroom for your viewing pleasure! My sister sent me this photo of a very cool mushroom from the stinkhorn group. She saw it in Texas (near Corsicana) earlier this week. Interestingly, another person posted an observation from north of Dallas more or less at the same on inaturalist. Obviously, good conditions for fruiting this week! The genus is Lysurus. Apparently there is not a currently valid species name. A little research shows it has been known as Simblum sphaerocephalum, but should be Lysurus. inaturalist suggested the name Lysurus mokusin, but that turns out to be a related and equally amazing looking taxa.

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