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Ileodiction graceful – a saprophyte mushroom belonging to the class Agaricomycetes, the Veselkovye family, the genus Ileodiction. Other names are white basketweed, graceful clathrus, white clathrus.
Where graceful ileodictions grow
The white basketwort is common in the Southern Hemisphere. In Australia and New Zealand, it is one of the most commonly found fungi. As a result of migration, the population came to America, Africa (Burundi, Ghana), the Pacific Islands, Europe (Portugal).
White clathrus grows in colonies and singly in forests on soil and litter or on cultivated land. Throughout the year it is found in the tropics and subtropics of the Australian continent, Africa, Europe, Japan, Samoa, Tasmania.
What graceful ileodictions look like
Ileodictyon graceful resembles a white cage or wire ball that can detach from its base and roll like a tumbleweed plant. The cellular structure looks very elegant, which corresponds to the name.
At first, like all representatives of veselkovyh, it is a spherical white egg covered with a leathery shell, about 3 cm in diameter, with mycelium strands. The ball seems to “explode”, forming four petals. A rounded fruiting body of complex shape with a checkered structure appears from it, consisting mainly of pentagonal cells, the number of which reaches 30. The diameter of the ball is from 4 to 20 cm. The lintels of this cell are slightly thickened, smooth. Their diameter is about 5 mm. At the intersections, noticeable thickenings can be seen. The inner surface is covered with olive or olive brown mucus with spores. For a while, the torn egg is held at the base of the fruiting body, and when the cellular structure matures, it can come off.
A mature white basket bug has an unpleasant odor (like sour milk), which is described as offensive.
The spores of the fungus are shaped like a narrow ellipse. They are thin-walled, smooth, transparent, colorless. They reach 4-6 x 2-2,4 microns in size. Basidia (fruiting structures) are 15-25 x 5-6 microns. Cystids (hymenium elements that protect basidia from damage) are absent.
Is it possible to eat ileodictions
White clathrus is considered a edible mushroom, belongs to the category of conditionally edible specimens.
Nothing is known about the taste of the mushroom.
False doubles
The closest relative of the graceful clathrus, which in all respects is very similar to it, is the ileodictyon edible. The main differences are a larger cage and thicker bridges. Grows in colonies or singly in forests and cultivated areas (meadows, fields, lawns). One of the few mushrooms that can break away from its base and move, roll.
Ileodictyon edible is especially common in New Zealand and Australia, and has been introduced to Africa and Great Britain. Its fruiting bodies are found throughout the year in the tropics and subtropics.
Despite the extremely unpleasant smell of a mature mushroom, it is edible when it is in the egg stage. It is believed that ileodictyon edible has medicinal properties. There is no information about its taste qualities.
Conclusion
Ileodictyon graceful is widespread in the Southern Hemisphere, almost unknown in Our Country. It is famous for its unique structure, resembling a wire spherical cage, in the mature stage it has an extremely unpleasant odor.