Ileodictyon cibarium
Tul. & C. Tul.
Basket fungus
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Mushroom, Fungus
The young fruiting bodies (volva) are edible.
Where to Find It
It is a temperate plant.
Asia, China, New Zealand*,
How to Identify
A temperate mushroom of the Phallaceae family with round ball-like fruiting bodies.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Ileodictyon cibarium is a saprotrophic species of fungus in the family Phallaceae. It is native to Australia and New Zealand, where it is commonly known as the basket fungus or the white basket fungus, alluding to its fruit bodies, shaped like a round or oval ball with interlaced or latticed branches, resembling polyhedra similar to closed fullerenes. Although the immature spherical fruitbodies are reportedly edible, the mature fruit body is foul-smelling and partly covered with a slime layer containing spores (gleba) on the inner surfaces.
Names & Synonyms
Paruwhatitiri, Wangdoujun
References (2)
- Crowe, A., 1997, A Field Guide to the Native Edible Plants of New Zealand. Penguin. p 120
- Hall, I. R., et al, 2003, Edible and Poisonous Mushrooms of the World. Timber Press. p 290, 214
