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To identify the Unstalked Clathrus, look for a twisted structure
made up of pinkish to orange colored arches. The arches are called
chambers but, in fact, are a continuous stem which has fused
itself to the previous arch. The overall mass may reach a ball
of 8-10 inches broad, or sometimes will create only one arch
that loops back into the ground like a fence staple. The plant
odor is fetid and disagreeable. Its preferred habitat is on sandy
soil in deep underbrush or humus piles, or at the edge of tended
gardens. This mushroom is indigenous only to the coastal areas
of Florida, Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana. |
