Tea tree mushroom (Agrocybe aegerita) is a plant of the genus Agrocybe in the Strophariaceae family
Tea tree mushroom (Agrocybe aegerita) is a plant of the genus Agrocybe in the Strophariaceae family. It is named tea tree mushroom because it grows wild on the dry camellia tree. The surface of the cap is smooth, hemispherical at first, dark reddish brown; later it gradually becomes flat, light brown or khaki. After maturity, the cap rolls up; the flesh is dirty white, slightly tough, thicker in the middle, and thinner at the edge; the gills are flaky, initially white, and brown after maturity; the stipe is nearly white, and the base is dirty brown; the ring is membranous , born on the upper part of the stipe; the spores are rusty brown.
Tea Tree Mushroom is native to Northwest Fujian, and naturally grows on the dry and stumps of Camellia oleifera trees. Promote cultivation in Fujian, Jiangxi and other provinces. Belonging to wood-rot edible fungi, it mainly grows on the trunks or decaying parts and roots of broad-leaved trees such as camellia oleifera, poplar and willow in spring and autumn. Mode of reproduction Sexual reproduction and asexual reproduction.
As an edible fungus, tea tree mushroom has delicious taste, crisp taste, strong and pure aroma, and delicate texture. It can also be processed into canned tea tree mushroom, tea tree mushroom original soy sauce, tea tree mushroom concentrate and tea tree dried mushroom and other products. In addition, tea tree mushroom is rich in nutrition. Tea tree mushroom also has the functions of tonic, lowering blood pressure, reassuring and refreshing, and anti-aging. It has significant curative effects on frequent urination, edema, asthma, bedwetting in children, arthritis, low fever, and detoxification. Experiments have shown that the inhibition rate of tea tree mushroom extract on mouse sarcoma and Ehrlich ascites carcinoma is as high as 80% to 90%.
