Clathrus archeri is not known to be toxic, however, consuming this fungus would not be enjoyable. Due to the rotting stench of stinkhorns, culinary application is not a common thought. There is also no record of the fungus being treated as a delicacy.
Lol. Damn near every fungi on Wikipedia has a toxicology section. But this one is just like, No one would ever think about eating this so who fucking knows?
Maybe despite it's shite smell it's like super duper delicious and nobody has tried until now?
That's crazy. There are people out there who intentionally rot meat in order to eat it, but this one comes pre-smelly and it's not actually rotten and nobody eats it? That's fucked up
They are really cool, I saw one in the wild in southern Germany last fall
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How did you not run away screaming? Is this fungus common knowledge? I've never seen it and I am happy to have read this post before stumbling on this another dimension opening strawberry-red nightmare
xD I read a lot of books about nature when I was a kid and therefore knew of this fungus for some time. I always wanted to see this one, too: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clathrus_ruber
As it has no tentacles I can see the beauty in this one, too. But I am really confused about how unreal those fungi look.
