rare!For the first time in Gansu, coral -shaped Hericium mushrooms were found

Author:Gansu daily Time:2022.09.08

Recently, the Lincao wet comprehensive investigation team of the Liancheng National Nature Reserve Management Bureau of Liancheng City in Gansu found two white needle -shaped plants like corals in the small Blati Table of Turugou. Investigating the interests of the team members, the two coral -shaped needle -shaped plants should be fungal (mushrooms), but the specific shape is rare. Team members who have experienced fungal survey experience in the protected area immediately take pictures and collect and save the specimen to go back for identification. Essence

After the investigation, the professional and technical staff of the Liancheng Administration contacted the teachers of the School of Life Sciences of the Northwest Normal University for appraisal. After being identified by Zhu Xuetai, deputy dean of the School of Life Sciences of the Northwest Normal University, the two mushrooms were determined that the two mushrooms were coral -shaped monkey head mushrooms. Dean Zhu said that before the large -scale fungal survey of Liancheng Reserve, Herrye head mushrooms were found, but the coral -shaped monkey head mushrooms discovered this time was the first time to collect it. It has high popular science research value and can dry up. Or it is stored as a specimen after drying.

It is reported that coral -shaped Herchia mushrooms are a kind of edible fungus and have high nutritional value. This discovery not only shows that Turugou has a good environment for the growth of coral -shaped Hericium mushrooms, but also reflects that Liancheng Nature Reserve has a better area. Complete biological diversity protection measures have created good conditions for wild animals and plants and fungal growth.

Source: Lanzhou Evening News