Agaric. Fungus is also known as sunflower, rattan, Chenglu, Wukui, soft pulp leaves, fence vegetables, royal vegetables, purple bean vegetables, nopales, tofu vegetables, dyed pulp leaves, red fruits, many dews, soft ginger seeds, etc. It is an annual trailing herbaceous plant of the family Araliaceae. Fungus is eaten as seedlings, young shoots or young leaves. It has a soft and smooth texture and high nutritional value.

The green vegetable that tastes smooth is called fungus. Fungus is also known as sunflower, rattan, Chenglu, Wukui, soft pulp leaves, fence vegetables, royal vegetables, purple bean vegetables, nopales, tofu vegetables, dyed pulp leaves, red fruits, many dews, soft ginger seeds, etc. It is an annual trailing herbaceous plant of the family Araliaceae. Fungus is eaten as seedlings, young shoots or young leaves. It has a soft and smooth texture and high nutritional value.

It can be made into soups, stir-fried, boiled, served cold, etc. It has a fragrant taste and is as crisp and refreshing as eating fungus when chewed, hence the name fungus. Auricularia agaricus is commonly cultivated in the north and south. It can be cultivated as a perennial in the tropical areas of the south. In the north, it is mostly cultivated as an annual. Fungus is called "Emperor Miao" or "Emperor Miao" in the new generation, Malaysia and Thailand.