Cordyceps militaris (L.) Fr., Observ. mycol. (Havniae) 2: 317 (cancellans) (1818)

Hu, Jia-Jun, Zhao, Gui-Ping, Tuo, Yong-Lan, Dai, Dan, Guo, Di-Zhe, Rao, Gu, Qi, Zheng-Xiang, Zhang, Zhen-Hao, Li, Yu & Zhang, Bo, 2021, Morphology and molecular study of three new Cordycipitoid fungi and its related species collected from Jilin Province, northeast China, MycoKeys 83, pp. 161-180 : 161

Cordyceps militaris (L.) Fr., Observ. mycol. (Havniae) 2: 317 (cancellans) (1818)

Fig. 9

Specimens examined.

China. Yunnan Province: Qujin City , Huize County, 26.24°N, 103.25°E, 30 July 2019, Jia-Jun Hu, Bo Zhang & Di-Zhe Guo (HMJAU 48256, GenBank Acc. nos.: ITS = MW888227 , LSU = MW893279 ) ; Jilin Province: Changchun City, Jingyuetan National Forest Park, 43.80°N, 125.50°E, 25 August 2018, Jia-Jun Hu & Yong-Lan Tuo (HMJAU 48257) ; Changchun City, Jingyuetan National Forest Park, 43.80°N, 125.50°E, 25 August 2018, Jia-Jun Hu, Bo Zhang & Gui-Ping Zhao (HMJAU 48258) ; Tonghua City, Ji’an County, Wunvfeng National Forest Park, 41.28°N, 126.14°E, 25 August 2019, Yong-Lan Tuo (HMJAU 48262) ; Heilongjiang Province: Daxing’an Mountains, Shuanghe National Nature Reserve , 52.44°N, 125.40°E, 23 June 2019, Di-Zhe Guo (HMJAU 48263) .

Note.

C. militaris is a widely distributed species and also a well-known medicinal fungus in China. At this time, we collected samples from many different places. The morphological evidence shows no apparent differences between each other. However, the habitat is markedly different.

Figures

Figure 9. Macrocharacter of Cordyceps militaris a-e stromata and host of Cordyceps militaris (a collected from Daxing'an Mountains, Heilongjiang Province b collected from Ji'an County, Tonghua City, Jilin Province c, e collected from Changchun City, Jilin Province d collected from Qujin City, Huize County, Yunnan Province). Scale bars: 1 cm (a-e).