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Genus Clathrus
Phylum: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricoymetes
Order: Phallales
Family: Phallaceae
Clathrus ruber
taken May 19, 2005 near Stanford oval
with thanks to David Muir who introduced me to this remarkable fungus
(Canon Digital Rebel)
Check out those fenestrations.
Emerging from white "fungus egg".
2011
taken near Hoover Tower
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 locations on the Stanford campus.
Sometimes they occur in great profusion and continuously for long periods of time.
In terms of color, some of the most beautiful ones I have ever seen were those very first ones.
Despite their spectacular red or orange color, most people walk right by them without ever noticing. They only see them when they see me stooped over to take their picture and often not even then.
Nature's soccer ball
taken near Hoover Tower
Macrophy
Clathrus egg
taken near Hoover Tower
Cracked-up
taken near Hoover Tower
Fly zone
taken near Hoover Tower
Serious fly
taken near Hoover Tower
Other stinkhorn fungi
Veiled lady
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Ravenel's stickhorn
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Modified: March 19, 2013
Created: May 19, 2005