Phallus indusiatus

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iPhallus indusiatus

Scientific classification

Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Subdivision:	Hymenomycotina
Class:	Homobasidiomycetes
Order:	Phallales
Family:	Phallaceae
Genus:	Phallus
Species:	P. indusiatus

Binomial name

Phallus indusiatus
Vent. 1798

Phallus indusiatus mycological characteristics:	?
Image:Smooth icon.png smooth hymenium
Image:No cap icon.png no distinct cap
Image:No gills icon.png hymenium attachment is not applicable
Image:Volva stipe icon.png stipe has a volva
Image:Olive spore print icon.png spore print is olive
Image:Saprophytic ecology icon.png ecology is saprophytic
Image:Unknown toxicity icon.png edibility: unknown

Phallus indusiatus (also called long net stinkhorn and veiled lady) is a stinkhorn fungus, eaten as a vegetable in some cuisines of southern China, particularly that of the southwestern province of Yunnan.

It is called zhu sheng (竹笙, pinyin: zhúshēng) or zhu sun (竹荪; pinyin: zhúsūn) in Chinese.