在南方各省的竹林下,常常在竹丛中或其近旁发现洁白晶莹、形态别致的真菌——竹荪。竹荪是鬼笔科植物,有长裙竹荪(Dictyophora indusiata)和短裙竹荪(D.duplicata)等种。竹荪是由地下菌丝体和地上子实体二部分组成。子实体由菌托、菌柄、菌盖、菌裙等组成。地下菌丝体以白色菌丝和土棕带紫红色线状的菌索二种形态存在。菌索在近地面的顶端膨大形成榻带紫红色的菇蕾,状如鸡蛋。当菇蕾成熟时,幼嫩的子实体就像从鸡蛋里孵出小鸡一样,从菇蕾里顶破壳层顶端冒了出来,一夜之间就长成了瑰丽的竹荪。(见照片) 竹荪是一种营养极为丰富、经济价值很高的食用菌。竹荪含有蛋白质、脂肪、碳水化合物 Under the bamboo forests of the southern provinces, the white crystalline, chicory fungus, Dictyophora, is often found in or near the bamboo groves. Dictyophora is a ghost pen plant, Dictyophora indusiata (Dictyophora indusiata) and short skirts Dictyophora (D.duplicata) and other species. Dictyophora is composed of two parts of underground mycelium and ground fruiting body. Fruiting bodies by bacteria, stipe, cap, bacteria skirts and other components. Underground mycelium with white mycelium and soil brown with purple thread of the two forms of bacteria exist. Strands of bacteria in the near the top of the ground to expand the formation of cough purple with buds, like eggs. When Gulei matures, young fruiting bodies resemble hatched chickens in eggs, and emerge from the top of the breasted shells in Gulei Lei, forming a magnificent Dictyophora overnight. (See photo) Dictyophora is a very nutritious edible fungus with high economic value. Dictyophora contains protein, fat, carbohydrates