The weird and wonderful world of fungi

This rather amazing fungi - about 10 cm high, maybe a bit more - was spotted in amongst the mulch on the footpath on Delicia Road this morning.

[Diana]

What a great find and shot! It reminds me of morels although the colour is wrong.

[Peter Dulis]

LOL - you can make up a lots of things by the shape :)

[Merrelyn]

It definitely has an intersting shape  🤣

[Ann H. LeFevre]

Strange and colorful!

[Jennifer Eurell]

@ludwigsdiana @pdulis @merrelyn @olivetreeann This fungi is of the Phallus genus (not surprisingly). I think it would have had a skirt (looking like crochet) on it as there appears to be the remnant of something attached. I'd like to see one with a skirt, but haven't seen one so far.