Hi All, Since David Collyer is home I will re-send this e-mail that Dona wrote a few weeks ago. I know David made this fungi in lace but I can't remember where it might be posted! As I recall it was for a show with an interesting name.
> Yesterday while walking our pups, my husband and I stumbled upon an > amazing > mushroom. It looks as if a fairy has placed a lace skirt around it. Now > we > don't get a lot in the way of lace around here so if something remotely > resembles lace I take note. > I at first assumed it was a toadstool but further research shows that it's > indeed edible. Unfortunately the way it reproduces is not by spreading > spores via air like most mushrooms but by having the smell of carrion thus > attracting flies, with the flies spreading the spores. The common names > of > this mushroom are bamboo fungus, bamboo stinkhorn or veiled lady. The > latin > name is Phallus indusiatus. I've uploaded a few photos to my webshots > album, Dona B if you're interested in seeing my lacy mushroom. I do remember it was a bit shocking <VBG>. Jane in Vermont, USA where the extreme weather has toned down for a bit. [email protected] - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
