{"id":30699,"date":"2026-11-09T23:57:09","date_gmt":"2026-11-09T23:57:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aboutlife.press\/?p=30699"},"modified":"2026-11-09T23:57:09","modified_gmt":"2026-11-09T23:57:09","slug":"what-is-the-red-smelly-thing-growing-in-my-backyard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aboutlife.press\/?p=30699","title":{"rendered":"What Is the Red, Smelly Thing Growing in My Backyard?"},"content":{"rendered":"

A bright red-orange mushroom appearing overnight in your yard is likely a stinkhorn, a fungus known for its strong rotten-meat smell. Its unpleasant odor attracts flies, which help spread its spores, while the mushroom itself usually disappears within a day or two. Stinkhorns generally don\u2019t harm lawns or plants, and removing them is optional, although you should keep pets and children from eating them. Never eat a wild stinkhorn or its egg-like stage based on a photo identification, as poisonous mushrooms can look remarkably similar.
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