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Mushroom Observer Image 717990: Elaphocordyceps rouxii (Cand.) G.H. Sung, J.M. Sung & Spatafora
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Mushroom Observer Image 517061: Polycephalomyces tomentosus (Schrad.) Seifert
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Mushroom Observer Image 690737: Ophiocordyceps blattarioides T. Sanjuan & J.W. Spatafora
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Mushroom Observer Image 122183: Tolypocladium longisegmentatum (Ginns) Quandt, Kepler & Spatafora
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Cordyceps capitata, a parasite on truffles
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The Caterpillar Fungus, found in Tibet, has transformed economic life for many Tibetans as the Chinese mainland's demand seem endless.Wikipedia says:There are over 680 documented species of the sac fungus genus Cordyceps, and one of the best known of these is Cordyceps sinensis, colloquially known as caterpillar fungus. The fungus is known in Tibetan as yartsa gunbu or yatsa gunbu.The fungus germinates in living organisms (in some cases the larvae), kills and mummifies the insect, and then the cordyceps grows from the body of the insect. It is known in the West as a medicinal mushroom and its use has a long history in Traditional Chinese medicine as well as Traditional Tibetan medicine.In rural Tibet, yartsa gunbu has developed to become the most important source of cash income. The fungi contributed 40% of the annual cash income to local households and 8.5% to the GDP in 2004. Prices have increased continuously, especially since the late 1990s. In 2008, one kilogram traded for US$3,000 (lowest quality) to over US$18,000 (best quality equalling the largest larvae). The annual production on the Tibetan Plateau is estimated at 100200 tons[vague].[3] The Himlayan Cordyceps production might not exceed a few tons.More on
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caterpillar_fungus
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Matoury, Cayenne, Guyane Franaise
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Mushroom Observer Image 721591: Ophiocordyceps Petch
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Mushroom Observer Image 517088: Polycephalomyces tomentosus (Schrad.) Seifert
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Mushroom Observer Image 122184: Tolypocladium longisegmentatum (Ginns) Quandt, Kepler & Spatafora
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Mushroom Observer Image 721592: Ophiocordyceps Petch
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Mushroom Observer Image 828581: Tolypocladium capitatum (Holmsk.) Quandt, Kepler & Spatafora
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Mushroom Observer Image 122185: Tolypocladium longisegmentatum (Ginns) Quandt, Kepler & Spatafora
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Mushroom Observer Image 721593: Ophiocordyceps Petch
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Mushroom Observer Image 596081: Hirsutella stylophora Mains
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Mushroom Observer Image 1003577: Tolypocladium ophioglossoides (Ehrh.) Quandt, Kepler & Spatafora
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Mushroom Observer Image 122186: Tolypocladium longisegmentatum (Ginns) Quandt, Kepler & Spatafora
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Mushroom Observer Image 859655: Ophiocordyceps Petch
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Mushroom Observer Image 122187: Tolypocladium longisegmentatum (Ginns) Quandt, Kepler & Spatafora
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Mushroom Observer Image 264550: Ophiocordyceps amazonica (Henn.) G.H. Sung, J.M. Sung, Hywel-Jones & Spatafora
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Mushroom Observer Image 641978: Tolypocladium ophioglossoides (Ehrh.) Quandt, Kepler & Spatafora
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Mushroom Observer Image 123165: Tolypocladium longisegmentatum (Ginns) Quandt, Kepler & Spatafora
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Mushroom Observer Image 264553: Ophiocordyceps amazonica (Henn.) G.H. Sung, J.M. Sung, Hywel-Jones & Spatafora
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Mushroom Observer Image 922367: Tolypocladium longisegmentatum (Ginns) Quandt, Kepler & Spatafora