Clathrus archeri - Devil's Fingers

Description:

Rose Bank Gardens, Malvern, Worcestershire.Devils Fingers is an alien species from the Southern Hemisphere, where in Australia it is called Octopus Stinkhorn. It is thought to have been introduced to Europe with various war supplies, or possibly with wool, in about 1914. This may account for the fact that it is regularly seen in the New Forest, sometimes in considerable numbers, in areas that were used by the military in 1942.