the white basket fungus is a stinkhorn from the family phallaceae. it is native to australia & new zealand, & is known among the māori people by over 35 different names !! it grows alone or clustered together near woody debris, in lawns, gardens, & cultivated soil, along roads, in forest.
the big question : can i bite it??
eating this fungus is not recommended, due to its foul stench (often compared to rotting flesh).
i. cibrarium description :
"prior to the opening of the outer skin, the fruit body is egg-shaped & white to greyish. After opening, it is a whitish mesh-like ball measuring up to 25 cm in diameter."
Hello if my followers see this can you pretty please tell me what your fave fungi are, mine are Serpula lacrymans (dry rot) and Ileodictyon cibarium (basket fungus) please please pleaaase tell me i love mycelia
Ileodictyon cibarium is a saprotrophic species of fungus in the family Phallaceae. It is native to Australia and New Zealand, where it is commonly known as the basket fungus or the white basket fungus, alluding to its fruit bodies, shaped like a round or oval ball with interlaced or latticed branches, resembling polyhedra similar to closed fullerenes.
Илеодиктион съедобный (Клатрус белый), Семейство: Phallaceae (Весёлковые). сперва из земли появляются крупные, до 7 см, слизистые «яйца», одетые в белую сетку из крупных ячеек, которая со временем раскрывается, как детская игрушка, образуя полый «мяч». Запах у гриба отвратительно-гнилостный. Многие весёлки съедобны в стадии «яйца», и даже обладают лечебными свойствами, а неприятным запахом они обзаводятся только во взрослом состоянии, для привлечения мух. Так и корзиночник белый: вполне съедобен в стадии «яйца».
basket fungi. (Ileodictyon cibarium) by Bernard Spragg. NZ
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Ileodictyon cibarium is a saprobic species of fungus in the family Phallaceae. It is endemic to New Zealand, where it commonly known as the basket fungus or the white basket fungus, alluding to the fruit bodies that are shaped somewhat like a round or oval ball with interlaced or latticed branches. While the immature volvae are edible, the mature fruit body is foul-smelling and covered with a slime layer containing spores on the inner surfaces.
As I am not into the shroom fandom, I do not know if it’s unpopular or not but the Clathrus Ruber is cooler and looks better than the ileodictyon cibarium.
Ileodictyon cibarium. (basket fungi) by Bernard Spragg Ileodictyon cibarium is a saprobic species of fungus in the family Phallaceae. It is native to New Zealand, where it commonly known as the basket fungus or the white basket fungus, alluding to the fruiting bodies that are shaped somewhat like a round or oval ball with interlaced or latticed branches. https://flic.kr/p/Tijz85
found - how am i only finding out about these now? nature proving her master design skills again and again. its called basket fungus or Ileodictyon cibarium only seen in australia and new zealend and south africa.
White basket fungus ( Ileodictyon cibarium ) by Bernard Spragg Ileodictyon cibarium is a saprobic species of fungus in the family Phallaceae. It is found in Australia and New Zealand, where it commonly known as the basket fungus or the white basket fungus, alluding to the fruit bodies that are shaped somewhat like a round or oval ball with interlaced or latticed branches. While the immature volvae are edible, the mature fruit body is foul-smelling and covered with a slime layer containing spores on the inner surfaces. https://flic.kr/p/Xz6ktg
Ileodictyon cibarium. (basket fungi) by Bernard Spragg. NZ
Via Flickr:
Ileodictyon cibarium is a saprobic species of fungus in the family Phallaceae. It is endemic to New Zealand, where it commonly known as the basket fungus or the white basket fungus, alluding to the fruit bodies that are shaped somewhat like a round or oval ball with interlaced or latticed branches. While the immature volvae are edible, the mature fruit body is foul-smelling and covered with a slime layer containing spores on the inner surfaces.