What Varieties of Bamboo Fungus Are There? Growth Environment and Premium Producing Areas Explained

There are many varieties of bamboo fungus, such asyellow-skirt, variegated, spiny-backed,long-skirt, short-skirt, red-skirt bamboo fungus, etc. Among them, the yellow-skirt bamboo fungus is toxic and cannot be eaten,otherwise food poisoning will occur.The yellow-skirt bamboo fungusis most characterized by its skirt and stipe both being yellow. It is very easy to identify, and extra care should be taken during harvesting.

Where does bamboo fungus grow? Bamboo fungus is a mesophilic type of fungus, generally growing in the soil surface layer beneath decaying bamboo leaves. Wild bamboo fungus mostly grows on the decaying bamboo roots of old bamboo forests, or on the leaf litter layer, as well as in the leaf litter soil of mixed bamboo and tree forests.

Where is the best bamboo fungus produced? At present, the main producing areas of bamboo fungus are: Gutian in Fujian, Zhijin County in Guizhou Province, Yibin in Sichuan, and other producing areas. Among them, Gutian has the largest total output of spiny-backed bamboo fungus, followed by the long-skirt bamboo fungus of Yibin in Sichuan, and finally the fragrant-type red-skirt bamboo fungus of Zhijin in Guizhou. In terms of quality, the different varieties of bamboo fungus target different consumer groups and differ in the varieties themselves. Among them, the fragrant-type red-skirt bamboo fungus native to Zhijin County in Guizhou Province is the best. Its price is generally several times that of the first two varieties.