Uncommon modern day sighting: Phallus indusiatus.

January 3rd, 2008 by Arwin John.

 

1. Investigation Date : 30/04/2008 09:00 am

2. Location :Private garden, Sg. Petani, Kedah

 

These series of photos are not paranormal in nature. However, this type of mushroom  ( phallus-shape mushroom) is not a common sight these days.

Further online research had enabled me to define the exact type of the said mushroom. Interestingly, these type of mushroom has its shape similar to an erect penis that triggered off my curiosity. In fact, the Wikipedia encyclopedia defined that the word phallus can refer to an erect penis, or to an object shaped like a penis.

Scientific classification

Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Subdivision: Agaricomycotina
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Phallales
Family: Phallaceae
Genus: Phallus
Species: Phallus indusiatus

 

Characteristics and nature

 

These mushrooms are called 'Higher Fungi' within the kingdom of fungi. Phallus indusiatus (also called long net stinkhorn and veiled lady) is a stinkhorn fungus, eaten as a vegetable (known in English as bamboo fungus or bamboo pith) in some cuisines of southern China, particularly that of the southwestern province of Yunnan.

Below is a photo of the same species downloaded from the Wikipedia encyclopedia.

 

 

Notable species.

 

 

Phallus impudicus.

 

 

Phallus ravenelii

                                                                                                            

Further Reading on Wikipedia.

 

Below are the references on stinkhorns :

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phallaceae

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phallus_impudicus

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phallus_hadriani

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phallus_ravenelii

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phallus_indusiatus

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asero%C3%AB_rubra