Red cage
A species of Clathrus, Also known as Basket stinkhorn Scientific name : Clathrus ruber Genus : Clathrus
Red cage, A species of Clathrus
Also known as:
Basket stinkhorn
Scientific name: Clathrus ruber
Genus: Clathrus
Photo By Christian Le Minoux , used under CC-BY-SA-4.0 /Cropped and compressed from original
Description
The red cage is a highly distinctive mushroom with a wild shape, even for a stinkhorn. Its fruitbody grows as a hollow, latticed structure, usually red or pinkish in color, that gives it the appearance of a rubber or plastic children's toy. A true stinkhorn, this species secretes a pungent-smelling slime that attracts flies - but repels humans!
Colors
Red
White
Orange
Habitat
The red cage is a mushroom of cultivated areas, lawns, gardens, and parks. It grows on the ground, amid grass, humus, mulch, wood chips, woody debris, or decomposing organic material.
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Toxicity
The red cage is mild to moderately toxic mushroom. When ingested, it can cause a wide range of unpleasant symptoms, mostly related to gastrointestinal upset. The most common symptoms of poisoning are nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and stomach cramps.
Habitat
The red cage is a mushroom of cultivated areas, lawns, gardens, and parks. It grows on the ground, amid grass, humus, mulch, wood chips, woody debris, or decomposing organic material.
Growth Form
Solitary, gregarious
Sporocarp Height
5 inches
Cap Diameter
3.5 inches
Endangered Species
No
Habit
Saprophytic
Substrate
On soil
Smell
Malodorous
Spore Print
Olive-brown
Species Status
Common throughout the Mediterranean
Distribution Area
Europe,North Africa,southwestern Asia;naturalized in California and Mexico
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Photo By Christian Le Minoux , used under CC-BY-SA-4.0 /Cropped and compressed from original
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Club fungi Class
Mushroom-forming fungi Order
Stinkhorn allies Family
Stinkhorn mushrooms Genus
Clathrus Species
Red cage