Studies on the Biology of Sarcodon imbricatus

Sarcodon imbricatus is a kind of wild edible fungi.This wild mushroom usually lives in mixed broadleaf conifer forest or broadleaf forest region where it is 2000～3000 m above sea level.The fruit bodies appear normally in autumn.Mycelia can be obtained by the method of tissue separation.Mycelia can live in several kinds of solid culture medium,among which PDA and YMA are better for growth.The growth rates of mycelia are 1.80cm per day and 1.77cm per day in PDA and YMA respectively.Mycelia live luxuriantly in temperature 25 and pH value 3 to 7.The shape of basidiospore is round and verucate.Basidiospores are not easy to germinate under artificial condition.