Calostoma lutescens

2 gasterocarps consisting of spherical gleba (spore sacs) covered in a yellow peridium atop tall golden stalks of intertwined hyphae that look similar to pasta or spaghetti squash. At the apex of each gleba are pink to red star-shaped pores. Spores are white to gray. Calostoma lutescens is one of the 20 gasteroid fungi belonging to the suborder Sclerodermatineae within the order Boletales. It is believed that fungi within the Calostoma genus underwent diversification within the Boletales order from end of the Cretaceous period through the middle of the Cenozoic era. C. lutescens is ectomycorrhizal with Quercus (oak) species.

Habitat:
The side of a ridge growing under an oak (in soil) in a dense mixed hardwood forest in Northwest Georgia

Slow-motion spore dispersal

comments (9)

Ferdy Christant

Lion
Heh, funny to see you're now literally using every feature :) Great find!

I do see that you named you fungi list exactly the same as mine:
- Fabulous Fungi
I hadn't even considered that scenario. It's no big issue, but may be confusing to some users :)
Posted 3 years ago, modified 3 years ago
1. Lisa Kimmerling
  
  Lion
  
  Oh my! I will rename mine! My apologies! Looks like we are both fans of alliteration! Posted 3 years ago
2. 1. Ferdy Christant
    
    Lion
    
    Hehe, I noticed that pattern in all your list names, and like that very much. What are the odds of coming up with the exact same name though?
    
    Thanks for renaming, and thanks for adding the video. This post is turning into a textbook example on how to do ultimate sharing. Very educational. Posted 3 years ago

Mark Ridgway

Lion

I'm still hoping to find some of our members of this genus. Nice shot. Posted 3 years ago
1. Lisa Kimmerling
  
  Lion
  
  I hope you find them one day! They were so interesting and stunning! This was my first time spotting them, but I found many more this fall on our land. I would post a video of the slow-motion spore release here, but I'm not sure how to attach videos? Is it possible to link from outside sites? Posted 3 years ago
2. 1. Mark Ridgway
    
    Lion
    
    I just added a Youtube video link to one of my details (where you have a link to another of your pictures above) Worked well.
    Posted 3 years ago
  2. 1. Lisa Kimmerling
      
      Lion
      
      I wonder if Vimeo is supported. I will have to give it a shot! Thank you! Posted 3 years ago
  3. WildFlower
    
    Lion
    
    There is a video section for each species entry. You can find a row of icons below the species description starting with the yellow Info, photos, videos, map and the last red X is to remove the species if it was not identified correctly. You can add videos from Youtube or Vimeo. When you click on the add video icon you will find instructions.
    https://www.jungledragon.com/specie/14256/videos Posted 3 years ago
  4. 1. Lisa Kimmerling
      
      Lion
      
      Thanks! Posted 3 years ago