Chongmai Ghost Pen

Chongmai Ghost Pen

The fruiting body is generally small, with a height of 8-10cm. When young, it is wrapped in a white oval bag, and when it cracks, the stem elongates. The cap is bell shaped, with irregular raised mesh patterns, yellow to bright yellow, or orange yellow with dark green mucus (spore body), and has a fishy odor. The handle is nearly cylindrical, white yellow or light yellow, hollow and sponge like. The bacterial tray is white, bract shaped, thick, and about 3cm high. Regarded as edible mushrooms in Japan.