u/cats_fitness_scifi

I found this yesterday in a flint corn stalk, rather than on a well-established ear. (I know some ears are incomplete, though.)

I'm sure this question gets asked a lot, but I don't see any photos that look like the smut is in the stalk. I have anxiety about eating things that aren't safe and as Terry Pratchet said, "All fungi are edible. Some fungi are only edible once."

Is this huitlacoche? Thanks so much!