Phallus indusiatus, commonly called the bamboo mushrooms, bamboo pith, long net stinkhorn, crinoline stinkhorn, bridal veil, or veiled lady, is a fungus in the family Phallaceae, or stinkhorns. Odor: This species has an unpleasant or strongly sweet smell. Although it is worth mentioning that the distinctively strong smell of stinkhorns can be absent in very immature and in very old specimens. As such, it is not necessary to always encounters a strong smell when tracking stinkhorns.
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Phallus indusiatus is usually sold dried, without the smelly pileus or the tough volva, under the common name bamboo fungus or bamboo pith fungus (simplified Chinese: 竹荪; traditional Chinese: 竹蓀; pinyin: zhúsūn). The West's basket stinkhorn is the East's bamboo fungus. This pretty mushroom smells like rotting flesh. Tried This? 4 Want to Try? 45 Shashidhara halady/CC BY-SA 3.0 The bridal veil stinkhorn, or phalllus indusiatus, has many names. Most of them. Strictly speaking, Phallus indusiatus should be a fairly large species featuring an ample, white skirt that stretches nearly to the ground, descending from a bell-shaped cap that is pocketed and white (underneath the brown spore slime), along with a smooth, pinkish to whitish volva. The species was originally described from Suriname (Ventenat. Phallus impudicus earned its description as "the common stinkhorn" because it's one of the most frequently encountered phallic fungi in most parts of the world. Habitat for the Common Stinkhorn Mushroom The stinkhorn mushroom grows in temperate regions, including North America, Europe, Asia, and parts of Africa.
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Introduction Although most mushroom-forming fungi release their spores into the wind for dispersal, stinkhorns are different in that they do not have this ability, and therefore use other methods to disperse to new areas. Phallus indusiatus 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. Phallus indusiatus (syn. Dictyophora) Common name. Crinoline Stinkhorn, Bridal Veil Fungus. Colour. Usually white. Habitat. Usually found in rainforest in litter. Description. The common name of this species is based on the net or indusium, which is attached below the enlarged conical head. The genus name Phallus was chosen by Carl Linnaeus, and it is a reference to the phallic appearance of many of the fruitbodies within this fungal group. The specific epithet indusiatus is Latin and refers to an undergarment or skirt (the lace-like 'indusium'). This species is sometimes referred to as the Crinolene Stinkhorn or Veiled Lady.
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The genus Phallus, commonly known as stinkhorns, is a group of basidiomycetes which produce a phallic, often foul-scented mushroom, from which their name is derived. The genus has a widespread distribution and, according to a 2008 estimate, contains 18 species. They belong to the family Phallaceae in the order Phallales. Morphological data. Specimens of Phallus sp. with white indusium were collected during the rainy seasons of 2013 to 2015 in various areas of the Amazon Rainforest domain (Figure (Figure1). 1).We included in the analyses four additional specimens attributed to P. indusiatus borrowed from the Herbarium of the Instituto de Botânica (São Paulo) and the Universidade Federal de Rio Grande do Norte.
Quick facts. Common names: stinkhorn, common stinkhorn. Scientific name: Phallus impudicus. Family: Phallaceae. Fruiting season: the 'eggs' of the unripe stinkhorn can be seen at any time of the year, but they tend to lie dormant until the summer, then fruit to late autumn. Habitat: coniferous and broadleaf woodland. December 14, 2018. Phallus indusiatus found in Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. Photo by Alison Harrington. Earlier this week, a new time-lapse video has gone viral showing the fruiting and growth of several different species of fungi and slime molds. The thumbnail image is that of and an interesting Phallus species.
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Bamboo pith (phallus indusiatus) Psst: Some stinkhorn mushrooms have a volva, a whitish sack at the base of their stem. Other mushrooms have them as well. The presence or absence of a volva can sometimes be an important marker in identifying particular mushrooms. This is particularly critical since some poisonous mushrooms have distinct volvas. A mature stinkhorn has a phallic structure which is about 10-15cm high and with a cap on top, skirted with a net/membrane (indusium), and hence its scientific name, phallus indusiatus . The veiled lady mushroom is edible, and enjoys an elite status for its medicinal and aphrodisiac properties.
