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More on that Mushroom Mystery
In the interest of science, I uprooted one of the mystery mushrooms/plants so it could be ID'd better.
I also photographed a cellphone next to it so you can gauge the size better.
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Black knot fungus? Perhaps growing on a root.
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The SEEK app says Old Man of the Woods.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strobilomyces_strobilaceus -
That must be it.
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Skunk cabbage flower cluster / seed pod.
Mike
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Sally
Black knot fungus? Perhaps growing on a root.
Diane Van Kempen
The SEEK app says Old Man of the Woods.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strobilomyces_strobilaceus
TomMeg
That must be it.
Mike Limatola
Skunk cabbage flower cluster / seed pod.
Mike