Omphalotus illudens

Today as I was walking down the side of my yard, 

something caught my eye in the neighbors yard right next to ours....

This orangey clump thingy ! 

They had recently dug up an old rotten stump,

 they threw in some black dirt  and have seeded the area.

 As I got closer to inspect it, I deducted that it was some sort of mushroom

A rather large accumulation of this unique fungi 

I had to know what it was and I'm pretty sure I've got it...

The best part is it's name

So fitting for this time of year

I cant wait to share it with you.....

This mushroom is called a

Jack O' Lantern Mushroom.... I love it, just in time for Halloween!

The information I found on the internet, was helpful in defining this odd looking fungi

*It grows at the base of diciduous trees & stumps

 or on the ground from decaying underground roots.

Bright orange in color

Grows July thru November.

Poisonous.... Yikes