Ileodictyon gracile
Smooth Cage at Guerilla Bay, NSW
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| Ileodictyon gracile | Pam | 13 Jun 2020 | |
| Unverified | Davidwylie | 6 Jun 2020 |
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User's notes
Lattice or Basket Fungus. When fresh was covered with a brown slime. When dislodged, it sprang up, like a curled up dancer suddenly leaping and forming a football shape. The first 5 people shown it, said it was the remains of a football for it looked like a plastic netting.
3 comments
13 Jun 2020
Nothing like an entertaining fungus!! It can be such a surprise when these spring out of the ground at you. Good description of what they look like.
13 Jun 2020
Thank you, Pam. Virginia Greasley, Lyndall’s neighbour. She encouraged me to register it. I’ve sent the photo as a mystery, around the world. A Norwegian friend recognised it, saying she had seen them there. A friend in Sydney thought it would be fungal, though I gave no indication it was even a plant. Thanks for your encouragement.
14 Jun 2020
This genus is such fun particularly if they appear unexpectedly in front of you! Enjoy your foraying.
Location information
- Coordinates 150.224635-35.826883
- Places Guerilla Bay, NSW
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 2 Jun 2020 07:34 AM Recorded on
- Davidwylie Recorded by
Collections
- Davidwylie South Coast NatureMapr Ileodictyon gracile Stinkhorns, cage-like Stinkhorns: with a smelly, brownish spore slime Fungi
Species information
- Ileodictyon gracile Scientific name
- Smooth Cage Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 814.63m Recorded at altitude