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I shot this picture (along with others) this past summer when I noticed I had numerous fungi and other natural phenomena growing throughout my gardens and lawns. I leave them to grow naturally where they are, as I strongly feel they belong in a garden setting, even if they don't 'belong' in 'formal' settings. The last thing I want in a garden is a "FORMAL" layout! I prefer a "NATURAL" approach to gardening, since that enhances plant growth, development and visual appeal. If a cultivar (domestic or native) isn't suited to temperate conditions here (Zone 5a/b), then I can't spend time and energy on a cultivar which simply will not survive in it's natural environment. Since everything in this journal is "native" or "naturally occurring" I will continue to add thoughts & comments about this as time and information become available.
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Dec 3, 2006
This first item was found growing in heavily decayed mulch beneath a Black Hills Spruce. Thanks to bonitin (in a thread in Dave's Garden [HYPERLINK@davesgarden.com] ), it has been ID'd as Mutinus caninus. It is very unique in a strange way: I first thought of it as resembling a deep sea animal. Here is a transcript of bonitin's ID from that thread: "TBDGN, I don't know if you're interested, but I've found the name, for your curious finding; Mutinus caninus. It sprouts from an egg under the soil and has a smell which is attractive to flies."
