Ileodictyon gracile at Guerilla Bay, NSW

Ileodictyon gracile

Smooth Cage at Guerilla Bay, NSW

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Identification history

	Ileodictyon gracile	13 Jun 2020	Pam
	Unidentified	6 Jun 2020	Davidwylie

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Lattice or Basket Fungus. When fresh was covered with a brown slime. When dislodged, it sprang up, like a curled up dancer suddenly leaping and forming a football shape. The first 5 people shown it, said it was the remains of a football for it looked like a plastic netting.

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Pam wrote:

13 Jun 2020

Nothing like an entertaining fungus!! It can be such a surprise when these spring out of the ground at you. Good description of what they look like.

Davidwylie wrote:

13 Jun 2020

Thank you, Pam. Virginia Greasley, Lyndall’s neighbour. She encouraged me to register it. I’ve sent the photo as a mystery, around the world. A Norwegian friend recognised it, saying she had seen them there. A friend in Sydney thought it would be fungal, though I gave no indication it was even a plant. Thanks for your encouragement.

Pam wrote:

14 Jun 2020

This genus is such fun particularly if they appear unexpectedly in front of you! Enjoy your foraying.

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