#(i made a slideshow with dotpoints and reference pictures for each mushroom)

[crescentmoonsandroses]

Funguary Day 1: Veiled Lady

Also known as phallus indusiatus, the basket stinkhorn, bamboo mushrooms, bamboo pith, the long net stinkhorn, the crinoline stinkhorn, and the bridal veil. It's edible, often used in Chinese foods, and considered a delicacy and an aphrodisiac in eastern Asia. The cap is covered with a spore-containing slime that attracts flies and other insects, which eat and disperse the spores. Their fruit bodies emerge during nighttime, and they're short-lived, typically only lasting a few days.

I think she's some kind of phantom bride. People catch glimpses of her in the forest, but when they try to follow her, she's nowhere to be found. Nobody knows what she is or who she might be marrying. No-one has ever seen her face.