Basket Fungus

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Basket fungus

Ileodictyon cibarium

LOCATION: Known by local Māori as pukarau from Waipukurau in Hawke’s Bay.

DESCRIPTION: Emerges as a white sphere. Mature form fenestrated with foul-smelling brown slime containing spores, spread by flies.

Source: Mike Lusk

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