Aseroe rubra, aka Anemone Stinkhorn or Sea Anemone Fungus.
http://www.mushroomexpert.com/aseroe_rubra.html

Wow...neat! With my "bird's nest mushrooms" we could start quite the collection from hell ;-D

to show the centre hole

the shrooms and fungi of mulch.. are what i call.. a 'free show' from ma nature ... things to enjoy and marvel at ...

too many peeps first inclination.. is to run out and destroy them... and that has always been a mystery to me ...

they are decomposing the mulch ... its their job.. its natures way ...

how retentive do you have to be.. to remove them.. because you didnt plant them ...

but .. as always.. to each his own ... her too ....

ken

Looks like it's belching or roaring, and probably needs a breath mint.

This post was edited by bboy on Sat, Nov 23, 13 at 15:15