Rare 30cm Calvatia nipponica Mushroom Found Again in Namwon Orchard for 13th Consecutive Year

The Calvatia nipponica mushroom, known as a globally rare species, has been found for the 13th consecutive year at the foot of Mt. Jirisan in Namwon, North Jeolla Province.

According to Namwon City yesterday (July 23), a 63-year-old resident surnamed Joo in Ipseok Village, Sannae-myeon, recently discovered a Calvatia nipponica mushroom on his bokbunja (Korean raspberry) farm.

The location was reportedly an apple orchard where Calvatia nipponica mushrooms had been found for several years, which was later converted into a bokbunja farm.

The mushroom is generally round and ball-shaped, measuring about 30 centimeters in diameter, and exhibits a white color just before turning light brown.

With this discovery, Calvatia nipponica mushrooms have been found in this orchard for 13 straight years since 2014.

Starting with two mushrooms in the first year, 2 to 3 have appeared annually, with the number recently increasing to 5 to 8.

Calvatia nipponica mushrooms have also been harvested for about a decade in an apple orchard in Hwashin Village, Unbong-eup, located near the foot of Mt. Jirisan.

Experts believe that the mycelium of the Calvatia nipponica remains in these orchards and grows whenever growth conditions are met every summer.

Calvatia nipponica mushrooms typically emerge in summer and autumn in bamboo groves, grassy fields, and mixed forests rich in organic matter, and are known to be effective in stopping bleeding and detoxification.

(Photo provided by Namwon City, Yonhap News)
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