Red Cage
Scientific Name:
Clathrus ruber
Synonyms:
Fruit body egg shaped, white to greyish volva, bursting open to show a lattice, 10x6cm, orange-red with greenish-black spore bearing material on the inside; the mycelium commonly forms into rooting rhizomorphs.
Flesh spongy, rather brittle, smells strong, fetid, attractive to flies.
Spores oliver-brown.
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Distribution:
Uncommon.
Habitat:
found in gardens and leaf litter, late summer to late autumn.
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Additional Notes:
Not Edible.