Geoff J Mckay
Basket Fungus
Another shot of the Basket Fungus from a few days ago in the Esplanade, Palmerston North.
Ileodictyon cibarium is a saprobic species of fungus in the family Phallaceae. It is found in Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa, where it commonly known as the basket fungus or the white basket fungus, alluding to the fruiting bodies, that are shaped like a round or oval ball with interlaced or latticed branches. Although the immature volvae are edible, the mature fruit body is foul-smelling and covered with a slime layer containing spores on the inner surfaces. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ileodictyon_cibarium
Basket Fungus
Another shot of the Basket Fungus from a few days ago in the Esplanade, Palmerston North.
Ileodictyon cibarium is a saprobic species of fungus in the family Phallaceae. It is found in Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa, where it commonly known as the basket fungus or the white basket fungus, alluding to the fruiting bodies, that are shaped like a round or oval ball with interlaced or latticed branches. Although the immature volvae are edible, the mature fruit body is foul-smelling and covered with a slime layer containing spores on the inner surfaces. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ileodictyon_cibarium