Ileodictyon cibarium by kiwiflora

Ileodictyon cibarium

Found this growing outside our office.

It is endemic to New Zealand, where it commonly known as the basket fungus or the white basket fungus, alluding to the fruiting bodies that are shaped somewhat like a round or oval ball with interlaced or latticed branches. While the immature volvae are edible, the mature fruiting body is foul-smelling and covered with a slime layer containing spores on the inner surfaces. (From Wikipedia).
Aw-I thought it's a pretzel coved w/white choco-hA!:)lovely capture:)
June 21st, 2014  
@joemuli Ha Ha, nice one Joey, that would be far more appetizing I think!
June 21st, 2014  
Sam
Mmm, doesn't sound very nice with that slime layer!!!
June 22nd, 2014  
Amazing plant! What a fabulous image of it too Françoise!
June 22nd, 2014  
What an amazing fungus
June 22nd, 2014  
Wow! Interesting fungus!
June 22nd, 2014  
Great shot - they appear suddenly and seem to disappear just as quickly.
June 22nd, 2014  
How interesting and unusual. Thanks for sharing this.
June 22nd, 2014  
Very interesting. It sounds quite vile but it is interesting. I thought at first glance it was a decaying skull.
June 23rd, 2014  
Hope all's well,Francoise---miss ur photos!
June 24th, 2014  
Oh my goodness! At first glance it looks like a white chocolate covered pretzel!
June 24th, 2014  
What an interesting neat fungus! Nice shot!
January 20th, 2015  
@monty147 Thanks for that. Haven't posted much the latter part of last year, but still look at everyone's photos almost daily. Just loved your ice bubble for the challenge.
January 20th, 2015  
@kiwiflora Thank you so much. Hope to see more photos from you soon!
January 20th, 2015  
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