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Red cage

Also known as: Basket stinkhorn

The red cage is a highly distinctive mushroom with a wild shape, even for a stinkhorn. Its fruitbody grows as a hollow, latticed structure, usually red or pinkish in color, that gives it the appearance of a rubber or plastic children's toy. A true stinkhorn, this species secretes a pungent-smelling slime that attracts flies - but repels humans!

Scientific classification

Species

Red cage (Clathrus ruber)

Stinkhorn mushrooms

Stinkhorn allies

Mushroom-forming fungi

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Annual

Lifespan

5 inches

Plant Height

20 - 38 ℃

Ideal Temperature

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