What's this fungus?

[karma mechanic]

...and how do I get rid of it?

This large and dense collection has appeared in one particular flower bed. I think it might be Tawny Funnel, but that's based on a cursory web search.

I'm not going to eat it, and the dog pays it no attention, but I'd prefer it gone. Any tips, do I just pull it up ASAP and hope the spores aren't everywhere?

[C4ME]

Any old tree stumps or trees nearby? Have you looked up Honey Fungus?

[Bill]

Looks like honey fungus. What's it on/near and what does it lookike from the side?

[karma mechanic]

Got me worried now. When it stops raining I'll take some more pics.

No tree stumps, just a flower bed.

[karma mechanic]

More pics. I pulled a piece up:



A few on the gravel path, seen from the side:



Side view while in ground:



The piece I lifted smelt just like a normal edible mushroom.

[karma mechanic]

An update - all of it pulled up very easily, although there was a lot of it. No tree roots or stumps, it wasn't attached to any stems of plants.

Dump run tomorrow, and we'll keep an eye on it.

[blueg33]

Thats just the fruiting bodies. The majority of the fugus will be almost invisible in the soil. Likely there is some decaying wood buried somewhere, old roots etc.