Clathrus crispus in Florida
The Fort Meyers News Press posted an article on the strange stinkhorn fungus Clathrus crispus. Tropicalia meet the natives: Stinkhorn fungus compiled by Byron Stout appeared on the web on Sunday August 30th, 2009. The name doesn’t mean it is “crisp” but means “curly haired” possibly referring to the rhizomorphs emanating from the egg-like spore bearing structure.
An excerpt : “Clathrus crispus seems to be popping up all over, according to recent reports. The tennis-ball-size fungi are hard to miss, unless you wouldn’t notice an angry red sphere that looks like a Whiffle ball and smells like … well, this is a family newspaper.”
More on Clathrus crispus:
Clathrus crispus at Mushroom Expert
Clathrus crispus at Mushroom Observer
A nice photo of the “whiffle ball stinkhorn”
A nice photo can be found at Taylor Lockwood’s site
And here is a video of the fungus. It really does look like a whiffle ball!
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