| Lysurus mokusin | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Phallales |
| Family: | Phallaceae |
| Genus: | Lysurus |
| Species: | L. mokusin
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| Binomial name | |
| Lysurus mokusin | |
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Species synonymy
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Lysurus mokusin | |
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 | Smooth hymenium |
 | Hymenium attachment is irregular or not applicable |
 | Stipe is bare |
 | Spore print is olive-brown |
 | Ecology is saprotrophic |
 | Edibility is not recommended |
Lysurus mokusin, commonly known as the lantern stinkhorn, the small lizard's claw, or the ribbed lizard claw, is a saprobic species of fungus in the family Phallaceae. The fruit body consists of a reddish, cylindrical fluted stipe that is capped with several "arms". The arms can approach or even close in on each other to form a spire. The gleba—an olive-green slimy spore mass—is carried on the outer surface of the arms. The fruit body has an odor comparable to "fresh dog feces", "rotting flesh", or "sewage" when mature.
The fungus is native to Asia, and is also found in Australia, Europe and North America, where it is probably an introduced species. It is edible in its immature "egg" stage and has been used medicinally in China as an ulcer remedy.