Context – I’m a novice to growing any type of indoor plant – was given this plant from family and walked in this morning and there is this red thing in there? It is kind of scary 😧 based in Brisbane, Australia
Given that you’re in Australia it looks like it could be [Aseroe rubra, or the anemone stinkhorn](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aseroe_rubra)! Very cool soil-dwelling fungus, though you may not want to keep it around in your kitchen considering it produces a carrion-like smell to attract flies, which it uses to disperse its spores.
Pablovansnogger
After a quick search, looks like devil’s fingers fungus, and should mean you have good soil.
thats-my-dahn-tat
Important question: does it smell bad?
MegaVenomous
Welp, the good news is, it’s empty.
The bad news is there’s a facehugger loose somewhere in your house.
lotusflower1995
That is horrendous! Why can’t I look away??
LCC16
Some people can smell those things and some can’t, which is interesting. When one pops up in my front yard I can smell it immediately- my family can’t and it drives me nuts!
tormentjar
hahah I can imagine if you were not aware of crazy looking mushrooms like these how terrified one would be seeing something like this in their plant pot
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Omg I desperately need to know 😳
It looks like you’re growing a demogorgon
Some kind of stinkhorn
Given that you’re in Australia it looks like it could be [Aseroe rubra, or the anemone stinkhorn](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aseroe_rubra)! Very cool soil-dwelling fungus, though you may not want to keep it around in your kitchen considering it produces a carrion-like smell to attract flies, which it uses to disperse its spores.
After a quick search, looks like devil’s fingers fungus, and should mean you have good soil.
Important question: does it smell bad?
Welp, the good news is, it’s empty.
The bad news is there’s a facehugger loose somewhere in your house.
That is horrendous! Why can’t I look away??
Some people can smell those things and some can’t, which is interesting. When one pops up in my front yard I can smell it immediately- my family can’t and it drives me nuts!
hahah I can imagine if you were not aware of crazy looking mushrooms like these how terrified one would be seeing something like this in their plant pot