It’s been a wet summer…

Finding out what kind of fungus this is.
Under a shrub in our back yard.
Not a "toadstool," but rather grows in "leaves."

Not many frames today. Grace likes to mow the yard when she's home, so I was in the garage and I've taken apart the crib the girls used as babies. Those old cribs are now "illegal," so I'll poach-and-repurpose what I can from them and put the rest out with the trash (component-by-component).

Although this is a fungus, rather than a plant, my plant systematics expert is also an expert on fungi as well. He says this may be “Omphalotus illudens” (the “jack-o'lantern mushroom”), although it's difficult to tell because it's past its prime and the stems aren't visible.

1 year ago (“Learning to ‘cope cut’ a joint”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2015-09-18
2 years ago (“Damselfly”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2014-09-18
3 years ago (“My first ‘?’”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2013-09-18
4 years ago (“‘Chlorochlamys phyllinaria’ (Geometridae)”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2012-09-18
5 years ago (“‘Finally!’ — my first Monarch butterfly”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2011-09-18

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[Maggiemae]

I wonder if they are edible - the most weird fungi can be edible! I can't imagine why a crib would be illegal!

[Thom Mitchell]

@maggiemae Since I'm not a grandfather yet, I haven't been in the crib market for 30+ years, but I think the drop-down sides are now deemed dangerous, and there is a consumer-protection requirement on the spacing between the slats of the sides. I *think*.

[Danette Thompson]

Cool looking fungus.

[Emma78]

I like the little slug on top. Just there minding his own business whilst you take a photo. " Don't mind me, I 'm just slugging around."

[Thom Mitchell]

@emma78 Yeah, he was the bonus for the shot. Didn't see him when I shot it! Thanks for stopping by!