Gardening

alfredo

(60,158 posts) Fri Sep 28, 2018, 02:01 PM Sep 2018

I am cross posting this image from the Photography group.

What is it?

Photo: Xipe Totec

Thank you.

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I am cross posting this image from the Photography group. (Original Post) alfredo Sep 2018 OP

It's kind of Triffidish looking, isn't it? nocoincidences Sep 2018 #1

It makes a snorting noise. alfredo Sep 2018 #4

Good light but what is it? lunasun Sep 2018 #2

That's the $1,000 question alfredo Sep 2018 #5

Looks like a fungus amongus. n/t TygrBright Sep 2018 #3

I wonder how it tastes? alfredo Sep 2018 #6

Ha one of my first thoughts! Is it edible ? :) lunasun Sep 2018 #7

if it tastes as bad as it looks, then there is not enough hot sauce, alfredo Sep 2018 #10

Oh no! It's one of THEM!! lpbk2713 Sep 2018 #8

what kind of tree is it, and where is it? mopinko Sep 2018 #9

It looks like the air root of some kind of ficus. hunter Oct 2018 #11

Thanks. That gives me direction. alfredo Oct 2018 #12

weird IcyPeas Feb 2019 #13

nocoincidences

(2,369 posts)

1. It's kind of Triffidish looking, isn't it?

Reply to alfredo (Original post)

Fri Sep 28, 2018, 02:05 PM

Sep 2018

If it moves, kill it with fire.

alfredo

(60,158 posts)

4. It makes a snorting noise.

Reply to nocoincidences (Reply #1)

Fri Sep 28, 2018, 02:37 PM

Sep 2018

I tried IDing the tree to look for fungus that affects that tree, no dice.

lunasun

(21,646 posts)

2. Good light but what is it?

Reply to alfredo (Original post)

Fri Sep 28, 2018, 02:07 PM

Sep 2018

J I will check back to find out

alfredo

(60,158 posts)

5. That's the $1,000 question

Reply to lunasun (Reply #2)

Fri Sep 28, 2018, 02:38 PM

Sep 2018

TygrBright

(21,026 posts)

3. Looks like a fungus amongus. n/t

Reply to alfredo (Original post)

Fri Sep 28, 2018, 02:13 PM

Sep 2018

alfredo

(60,158 posts)

6. I wonder how it tastes?

Reply to TygrBright (Reply #3)

Fri Sep 28, 2018, 02:39 PM

Sep 2018

lunasun

(21,646 posts)

7. Ha one of my first thoughts! Is it edible ? :)

Reply to alfredo (Reply #6)

Fri Sep 28, 2018, 03:12 PM

Sep 2018

alfredo

(60,158 posts)

10. if it tastes as bad as it looks, then there is not enough hot sauce,

Reply to lunasun (Reply #7)

Fri Sep 28, 2018, 09:49 PM

Sep 2018

To cover the taste.

lpbk2713

(43,203 posts)

8. Oh no! It's one of THEM!!

Reply to alfredo (Original post)

Fri Sep 28, 2018, 03:14 PM

Sep 2018

mopinko

(72,156 posts)

9. what kind of tree is it, and where is it?

Reply to alfredo (Original post)

Fri Sep 28, 2018, 06:11 PM

Sep 2018

hunter

(39,259 posts)

11. It looks like the air root of some kind of ficus.

Reply to alfredo (Original post)

Wed Oct 10, 2018, 12:47 PM

Oct 2018

Couldn't find the species.

alfredo

(60,158 posts)

12. Thanks. That gives me direction.

Reply to hunter (Reply #11)

Wed Oct 10, 2018, 01:51 PM

Oct 2018

Now to find the golden search term.

IcyPeas

(23,193 posts)

13. weird

Reply to alfredo (Original post)

Fri Feb 15, 2019, 09:47 PM

Feb 2019

have you found out yet what it is?

Are you familiar with plant identification apps?

It does look like a fungus but I would like to know too.

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