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Ugly Fungi
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bethie
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Joined: 08 Jun 2006
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Location: WestTennessee (Map)
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| Posted: Sat Dec 22, 2007 5:16 pm Post subject: Ugly Fungi |
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We've had a lot of rain lately and it's been warmer than normal here also. This ugly thing is growing next to the driveway in the pinestraw. It's full of water, too. I laid a quarter on the gound next to it. A quarter is about the size of the end of a ladies thumb. At least this lady's. 
Yikes!!
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bsewnsew
Knows Their Stuff
Joined: 03 Feb 2007
Posts: 1191
Location: Rural Western Pennsylvania
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| Posted: Sat Dec 22, 2007 6:15 pm Post subject: eek |
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If it starts to breath, your in trouble..........
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Droopy
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Joined: 11 Aug 2007
Posts: 2815
Location: Western Norway (Map)
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That is so cool! I've never seen fungi like that. If I had one, I'd probably protect it with my life. The shape reminds me of a sunflower made of copper.
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Frank
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Joined: 25 Jan 2005
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Location: Malmö, Sweden
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Having only ever seen photos of garden beauty for so long Bethie it is refreshing to see the ugly side (to my eyes at least) of the garden too. But having said that I think you'll understand that I don't add the photo to the Pic of the Month contenders. Having that on the home page may scare off everyone! 
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eileen
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Location: Scotland (Map)
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Oh I love it!!! It looks like a deep, black pood of water in the centre (in miniature of course) with decorated edges. Fungi fascinate me and always have. I think some things can be so unattractive that they become beautiful in their own right.
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Melissa1982
On The Way Up
Joined: 29 Apr 2007
Posts: 79
Location: California
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It looks pretty scary to me! It's huge! Wow, I've never seen anything like that before.
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glendann
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Joined: 19 May 2006
Posts: 5711
Location: Texas (Map)
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Its different Bethie for sure. I'll also say that I have never seen one like it before.
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kuntrygal
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Joined: 02 Sep 2007
Posts: 770
Location: Lufkin, TX Zone 8
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Wow that is one ugly (sorry) fungi. Does look kinda like a sunflower, and ugly one. I'm disappointed that Frank won't be including it in the Pic of the Month 
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Netty
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Joined: 04 Nov 2006
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Location: Southern Ontario zone 5
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I thought it looked a bit like a sunflower too. But really ugly. And HUGE! What IS that thing? LOL
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dooley
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Joined: 03 Jul 2005
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Location: Arizona, U.S.A (Map)
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It does look like someone made a fancy loaf of bread and put jelly in the middle. dr says it's marmite in the middle. dooley
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