Clathrus ruber Micheli:Pers. |
The fruiting body is white egg shape at first, opening and expanding soon to reveal a round red lattice emerging from the volva, the internal surface of the lattice being olive-brown and slimy, with a white volva at its base, attached to the substrate by whitish mycelial strands. The flesh is spongy; its taste is mild; the odour is foul, of rotting meat. The fertile surface is. The spore print is greenish yellow.It grows on the ground, in gardens, deciduous or coniferous woods, parks, mostly in warm regions, on a rather calcareous soil. The fruiting period takes place from June to December.
Distinctive features : egg-shaped at first, soon opening and expanding into a round red lattice, whose slimy internal surface is olive-brown and develops a foul odour of rotting meat Clathrus ruber is rare and confined in the forest of Rambouillet, and is quite rare, more generally speaking . | ||
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