The common fungus growing in the bamboo forest is Dictyophora fungi. Dictyophora generally grows in moist, shady bamboo forests in the wild. It is a cryptofungus that parasitizes on the roots of dead bamboos. It mainly uses decomposed dead bamboo roots, bamboo poles and leaves as its nutrient source.

Common fungi growing in bamboo forests

Dictyophora fungus is a precious and rare fungus with extremely high medicinal value.

There are four common and edible species of bamboo fungus, namely long-skirt bamboo fungus, short-skirt bamboo fungus, spiny-topped bamboo fungus and red-topped bamboo fungus.

It is recommended to remove the caps and small white circles on the roots of bamboo fungus before eating.