Any ideas on this mushroom?

[Kassaundra]

Found these in the yard this morning. I didn't have time to take a pic then. This morning the were not dried at all, the stems were thick and plump, the cap was that black, but it was gooey, liquid, black. By the time I got home around noon thirty, the stems had dried to what you see, they black goo firmed up and solidified, the flies were very attracted to it, and it has a mildly unpleasant smell. (keep in mind what I do for a living, the smell may not have been mild to most, but didn't seem horrible to me) Any ideas?

 

[Smart Red]

I left my fungi book at school when I retired so I can't help with identifying it. Someone here should know.

 

[Kassaundra]

Just found out from the BYC site, it is a stinkhorn mushroom.

 

[Smart Red]

Just found out from the BYC site, it is a stinkhorn mushroom.

Mildly unpleasant? Yeah, right!

 

[Carol Dee]

I knew it was stinkhorn when I saw it but you got your answer quicker than I got here!

 

[canesisters]

A friend had them arrive in some mulch. They eventually had to dig up a very large area to get rid of them......

 

[Kassaundra]

I found out if you get to them before the slime presents they are edible.

 

[Smart Red]

Um, nope!

 

[annageckos]

Stinkhorn. Neat mushroom. I've had a yellow stinkhorn show up in my garden one year. I've never seen them since, a shame. I love mushrooms of all kinds.

 

[journey11]

Stinkhorn. Not edible. Pretty much just a disgusting and weird one!