It is definitely not honey fungus. Fungus are hard to id ..maybe ....Peziza sp.
Quote wiki.... "Peziza is a large genus of saprophytic cup fungi that grow on the ground, rotting wood, or dung. Most members of this genus are of unknown edibility and are difficult to identify as separate species without use of microscopy. The polyphyletic genus has been estimated to contain over 100 species"
@WAMS I actually think it should be embraced as part of the garden.There are alot of different honey coloured fungi not all are Honey fungus. No fungi no trees no us.
I have worked as a Gardener for 24 years. My latest garden is a new build garden on heavy clay.
@WAMS I actually think it should be embraced as part of the garden.There are alot of different honey coloured fungi not all are Honey fungus. No fungi no trees no us.
I know what you mean but I have kids and a dog. Can't risk leaving it if there's a chance it's toxic. My dog has already been sniffing around here.
It’s quite common among fungi I believe, for the bit above ground (the fruiting body) to be just a small part of it with most of it existing underground so scraping it off probably won’t kill it
I’ve had a number of dogs in my life from the feisty, the curious to the downright stupid and none of them to my knowledge ever ate any fungus. I did have a cat that I suspected was on the magic mushrooms though.😉
Animals are not as stupid as we think. My cat avoided vases of Pollen filled lilies for 16 years, And none of my free range chickens ate the plants everyone freaked about online!
agree they should be left, they certainly look interesting and don’t last long.
Au contraire. My one-year-old dog has already been to the vet three times in her short silly life after ingesting the wrong things (including after hours for full scan and emetic after she ate a wire sponge... that was an expensive evening).
And I only knew this fungus was there because she told me (knocking the first open flower off Dahlonega in the process)!
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Fungus are hard to id ..maybe ....Peziza sp.
Quote wiki....
"Peziza is a large genus of saprophytic cup fungi that grow on the ground, rotting wood, or dung. Most members of this genus are of unknown edibility and are difficult to identify as separate species without use of microscopy. The polyphyletic genus has been estimated to contain over 100 species"
"Have nothing in your garden that you don't know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful."
I’ve had a number of dogs in my life from the feisty, the curious to the downright stupid and none of them to my knowledge ever ate any fungus. I did have a cat that I suspected was on the magic mushrooms though.😉
agree they should be left, they certainly look interesting and don’t last long.
And I only knew this fungus was there because she told me (knocking the first open flower off Dahlonega in the process)!