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Chaga Mushroom (Birch Bracket Fungus): The Ultimate Superfood from Siberia’s Frozen Forests Chaga mushroom (Inonotus obliquus), commonly known as birch bracket fungus, is a rare medicinal fungus that grows on birch, alder, elm, and poplar trees. It thrives on the bark of living or fallen trees in cold, harsh climates.

Winter worm summer grass, scientifically known as Ophiocordyceps sinensis, is a unique organism that spends its larval stage underground as a bat moth caterpillar (Hepialus armoricanus) and emerges as a fungal fruiting body in summer. The fungal strain responsible for this transformation is Paecilomyces hepiali, commonly referred to as Cordyceps militaris mycelium or Beauveria bassiana mycelium. These names are often used interchangeably due to their taxonomic similarities and shared ecological role.