Clathrus is a genus of fungi of the family Phallaceae, the stinkhorn fungi. Mature fruit bodies are covered with olive-brown slimy gleba, containing spores, that attract flies.

Jan 25, 2023 · Clathrus ruber looks more like an errant pickleball than a traditional toadstool, and it is born from an egg, which some people say tastes like radish. It’s a flashy European transplant now at …

Clathrus ruber Mutinus elegans Key to 31 North American Stinkhorns Clathrus baumii Clathrus transvaalensis Colus hirudinosus Colus pusillus Ileodictyon cibarium Ileodictyon gracile Lysurus …

Clathrus ruber can be found throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. It has appeared regularly in the landscaping beds at the Strybing Arboretum for at least the past two decades, and can now be found …

After being introduced to Clathrus in 2005, I have encountered it in a number of places, most notably outside of the California Academy of Sciences in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco and in various …

Clathrus are known for their unique and often strikingly odd appearance. They usually produce a lattice-shaped, cage-like or net-like structure that can capture the viewer's attention.

Below is Micheli's text about the genus Clathrus, followed by an explanation in English, which aims make Micheli's thoughts clear rather than to follow the Latin literally.

A spectacular and beautiful fungus, Clathrus ruber makes a remarkable transformation from a white, bumpy-surfaced, egg-stage, to a bright reddish-orange, hollow, fragile lattice-work structure.

Clathrus is an amazing group of fungi that produce stinkhorn-type fruitbodies. In our area, the two known species produce structurally bizarre, bright pink fruitbodies coated in olive-brown foul-smelling spore …

According to a molecular analysis published in 2006, out of the about 40 Phallales species used in the study, C. ruber is most closely related to Aseroe rubra, Clathrus archeri, Laternea triscapa, and …