Ok, all you're going to get is a description because I had no camera and have no idea what the hell this thing was but it was neater than crap. This thing grew very close to the ground and each plant only had a single stem. The stem was between 4 and 5 inches long and was a normal green color. Now the interesteing part. The top of this plant thing was 2 colors. it has a stalk part that comes from the stem, probably about 2 inches long or so, and it's a very bright color rod, and is highly glossy. It is ver firm to the touch, it's like a candy apple red. Off of this stalk type thing were 5 or 6 same colored rods coming off at different directions from this stem. At the end of each of these bright red shafts there was a glossy white ball, that was again very hard to the touch. This white ball was a little smaller than a marble, and had a black dot like it was drawn with a sharpie marker at the end opposite the stalk. All in all the thing as about half the size of my fist, and it grew in a single open patch seamingly by itself. I saw 2 of them on the same trail. These things felt and looked like it was a peice of candy that you could pop in your mouth and eat. Around this thing in the same area were just a bunch of ferns and clovers. It was at the Iroqouis National Wildlife Refuge in Medina NY. Thanks hopefully one of you plant experts will know what the hell this thing is. 
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