Offensive Fungi 



GENUS DICTYOPHORA 



The genus Dictyophora dififers from the genus Phallus in 

 having a veil suspended from the apex of the stem, underneath 

 the pileus or cap. 



Dictyophora Ravenelii 



Stem — Tapering at both ends. 



Veil— Short, not reaching below the cap. 



Dictyophora duplicata 



r^z7— Voluminous, hanging for several inches below the cap. 



It is thought that this delicate white network, which hangs 

 lilie a lace skirt below the cap, renders the fungus additionally 

 conspicuous after dark, thus attracting the night moths and other 

 night-flying insects. 



MutinUS CaninUS (See Plate Facing Page 136) 



Cap or Pileus — Flesh coloured. The spore-bearing mass, oblong, 

 ovoid, or conical, occupying one-third to one-sixth the total 

 length of the stipe. 



.Spore mass 



Embryo 

 plant 



Volva. 



Volva 



Young plant 

 M. caninus 



M. bambusinus 



Stem or Stipe — Holiow, cylindrical, fusiform. 

 Habitat — About buildings, in gardens and thickets. 



D!(c-ty-6ph'-6-ra 

 Ra'-v^n-gl'-ii 



Du-pli-ca'-ti 

 Mu-ti'-nus 



Ca-ni'-nfis 

 BSm-bu-si'-niis 



