Help in identifying mystery fungi
Jan 22, 2012 18:27:38 #
I noticed this fungi growing in my woods, and have never seen anything like it before. Does anyone know what it is? I live on the coast of North Carolina where it is very sandy, and the woods floor is pine straw and "live oak" leaves....very acidic. There is green "goo" inside the fungi that smells horrible, and it appears that these fungi come out of the puff-ball like nodules that you see at the base of one of them. Thanks for any help you can give me in identification.
Jan 22, 2012 18:37:38 #
I do not know what it is, but generally an Orange color is toxic when it comes to a fungus. I wouldn't mess with it myself.
Jan 22, 2012 18:57:03 #
Jan 22, 2012 20:45:54 #
MT Shooter wrote:
I do not know what it is, but generally an Orange color is toxic when it comes to a fungus. I wouldn't mess with it myself.
I make a rule not to mess with things I don't know anything about, but thanks for the warning anyway. I thought it was very unique to say the least, and like to put names to things I don't know. I have tried to look it up on-line, but it's like trying to look something up in the dictionary....you have to semi know what you are looking for, to find it.
Jan 22, 2012 22:00:17 #
AuntieM wrote:
quote=MT Shooter I do not know what it is, but ge... (show quote)
Clathrus Cancellatus or Basket Stinkhorn
Here is a link:
http://www.rogersmushrooms.com/gallery/DisplayBlock~bid~6941.asp
Jan 22, 2012 22:21:54 #
MT Shooter wrote:
quote=AuntieM quote=MT Shooter I do not know wha... (show quote)
Good detective work MT Shooter.
EDIT: cool, my 300th post. I've never posted 300 anything before, not even on FB where my supposedly friends hangout.
Jan 22, 2012 22:29:07 #
wrr wrote:
quote=MT Shooter quote=AuntieM quote=MT Shooter... (show quote)
The picture had my curiosity up, after dinner I decided to run it down.
Jan 22, 2012 23:49:57 #
Jan 23, 2012 10:37:39 #
AuntieM wrote:
I noticed this fungi growing in my woods, and have... (show quote)
Google----Clathrus ruber
It is a form of latticed stinkhorn.
Jan 23, 2012 13:41:40 #
twitcher32
Loc: North Carolina/Costa Rica
In simple terms, a mushroom is a common name for the fruiting body of fungus. The fungus may be underground, possibly growing on the root of a plant or a buried mass of organic matter. At some point it sends up a fruiting body which releases spores.
Jan 23, 2012 19:54:45 #
Thanks MT, although I don't know how people come up with these websites. I searched a long time, and didn't find the website you found.....good detective work. Now I am going to watch the two "balls" that are still there to see if they grow stinkhorns also. If they do, maybe I can get some pictures of the progression of growth.
Jan 23, 2012 20:05:22 #
AuntieM wrote:
Thanks MT, although I don't know how people come up with these websites. I searched a long time, and didn't find the website you found.....good detective work. Now I am going to watch the two "balls" that are still there to see if they grow stinkhorns also. If they do, maybe I can get some pictures of the progression of growth.
That could be interesting. Even better if they were close enough to leave a tripod set up and take a series of time lapse shots, fungus usually grows pretty quickly.
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