FOTD #045 : veiled lady! (phallus indusiatus)

the veiled lady mushroom (AKA bamboo mushroom, bamboo pith, long net stinkhorn, crinoline stinkhorn, & bridal veil) is a saprotrophic fungus in the family phallaceae, the stinkhorns. this species is found in DR congo, nigeria, uganda, zaire, brazil, venezuela, costa rica, tobago, mexico, indonesia, nepal, malaysia, india, southern china, japan, taiwan & australia :-)

the big question : can i bite it?? yeah !! in eastern asia it is considered a delicacy (& an aphrodisiac), despite its rotten smell. it also holds medicinal properties.

p. indusiatus description :

"mature fruit bodies are up to 25 centimetres (10 inches) tall with a conical to bell-shaped cap that is 1.5–4 cm (1⁄2–1+1⁄2 in) wide. the cap is covered with a greenish-brown spore-containing slime. a white mesh skirt surrounds the thick white stipe."

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Phallus indusiatus, basket stinkhorn, bamboo mushroom, bamboo pith, long net stinkhorn, crinoline stinkhorn, bridal veil, veiled lady. found in tropical areas.

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Bridal Veil Stinkhorn

( Bamboo mushroom/ long net stinkhorn )

Via Wonder Of Nature

The Long Net Stinkhorn (Phallus indusiatus) is a stinkhorn mushroom that grows a lacy skirt or indusium, which hangs down beneath the cap. It is edible and is considered a delicacy and an aphrodisiac in Asia.

Phallus indusiatus, also called the bamboo fungus, bamboo pith, long net stinkhorn, crinoline stinkhorn or veiled lady

#1607 - Phallus indusiatus - Veiled Stinkhorn

AKA bamboo mushrooms, bamboo pith, long net stinkhorn, crinoline stinkhorn or veiled lady. 

Submitted to Amateur Entomology Australia by John Or at the Arnhem Nursery, Northern Territory. He actually wanted an ID for the Banana-stalk fly sitting on the mushroom. 

The species is found in tropical areas worldwide, growing in rich soil and well-rotted woody material.  It’s grown commercially for Asian cuisine, as well as being used in Chinese medicine since at least the 8th Century, and features in folk beliefs in many cultures - some based on the shape, and others on the smell it uses to attract flies to the greenish spore mass on the tip. 

Phallus indusiatus, commonly called the bamboo fungus, bamboo pith, long net stinkhorn, crinoline stinkhorn or veiled lady, is a fungus in the family Phallaceae, or stinkhorns.

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Phallus indusiatus, commonly called the bamboo fungus, bamboo pith, long net stinkhorn, crinoline stinkhorn or veiled lady is an edible mushroom featured as an ingredient in Chinese haute cuisine. 

The Long Net Stinkhorn Mushroom

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i will never forget the day i found 3 long net stinkhorn mushrooms (Phallus indusiatus) in my house and i didn'T TOOK PICTURES OF THEM ahhhhhhh i hate myself

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Phallus indusiatus, commonly called the bamboo mushrooms, bamboo pith, long net stinkhorn, crinoline stinkhorn or veiled lady, is a fungus in the family Phallaceae, or stinkhorns. It has a cosmopolitan distribution in tropical areas, and is found in southern Asia, Africa, the Americas, and Australia, where it grows in woodlands and gardens in rich soil and well-rotted woody material. The fruit body of the fungus is characterised by a conical to bell-shaped cap on a stalk and a delicate lacy "skirt", or indusium, that hangs from beneath the cap and reaches nearly to the ground. First described scientifically in 1798 by French botanist Étienne Pierre Ventenat, the species has often been referred to a separate genus Dictyophora along with other Phallus species featuring an indusium. P. indusiatus can be distinguished from other similar species by differences in distribution, size, color, and indusium length.

Mature fruit bodies are up to 25 cm (10 in) tall with a conical to bell-shaped cap that is 1.5–4 cm (0.6–1.6 in) wide. The cap is covered with a greenish-brown spore-containing slime, which attracts flies and other insects that eat the spores and disperse them. An edible mushroom featured as an ingredient in Chinese haute cuisine, it is used in stir-fries and chicken soups. The mushroom, grown commercially and commonly sold in Asian markets, is rich in protein, carbohydrates, and dietary fiber. The mushroom also contains various bioactive compounds, and has antioxidant and antimicrobial properties. Phallus indusiatus has a recorded history of use in Chinese medicine extending back to the 7th century AD, and features in Nigerian folklore.