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The bed I plant my onions and garlic in is the first hugel beet I built, maybe 3 years ago? ( I always think I will remember these things, and don't). Anyway I covered the top with wood chips after harvest because the soil seemed pretty hard.  It's the only bed that only grows only a couple veggies, I use it for onions, garlic, and borage.  I have been watering to encourage worms and life to improve the soil.  This brought up 3 onions that didn't grow with the rest I think they are walking onions, or a potato onion. Watering  today I noticed this strange, what I assume is a mushroom.  I was just wondering if anyone knows anything about it.  Don't worry I have no intentions of eating it. I figure mushrooms are a good sign to improving the soil, I'm just curious what it is.  Thanks, happy growing.
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It looks like a variety of stinkhorn. I have plenty of them here but not one that looks exactly like that.
 
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Jen, I think it might be Lysurus mokusin:

https://www.mushroomexpert.com/lysurus_mokusin.html

Is this the one you have?



 
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I agree - Lantern Stinkhorn Lysurus Mokusin

Lantern Stinkhorn on iNaturalist
 
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That's it thanks so much.   The internet says it will smell like rotting flesh and remove them as soon as you see the egg looking things to keep them from emerging.  
Of course I get mushrooms that smells like rotting flesh πŸ˜‚.
 
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Don't just take my word for it, as I'm no expert, but I hear tell some species of stinkhorn are edible in the egg stage. Including this one. Though I'd have to wonder what they'd taste like, given how they smell when mature..
 
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Yes some of them are edible the three I know of here are all edible, they don't smell when they are small, but they are really gelatinous which puts me off more than enough.
 
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I have a bunch of elegant stinkhorns around. From my understanding they are edible at the egg stage but no thanks. They will breakdown a wood chip pile like nobodies business though. Whenever I get a new pile I toss a big handful of stinkhorn mycelium in and cover.
 
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Thanks to everyone for the links and info. I love learning new stuff.  I still don't plan on eating them, I'm just not that adventurous.  Thank you.
 
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