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A TV reporter has mistaken a rare mushroom for a male sex toy in China.

Ye Yunfeng - believed to be an intern reporter - received a tip off about a "strange fungi" in a local village, and decided to produce a segment for the Xi'an TV station.

The reporter presented a full investigation on the "rare medicinal Taisui mushroom", which included several close-up shots and detailed explanations about how the mushroom grows.

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She said in the report: "We can see there is something like a mouth; and on the other side there is a hole that connects all the way through to the other end.

"It is very smooth. It feels very much like meat."

The channel later realised the error after several viewers called in to explain that the 'mushroom' was actually a sex toy for men.

They later apologised on their website, saying: "The incident was purely due to the inexperience of our young reporter. We say sorry."