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What's the name of the golden cicada?

Golden cicada

Cicada is an insect-borne fungal organism, which has both animal appearance and plant characteristics. There are several varieties of golden cicada, such as bamboo cicada, mountain cicada, partridge, Yunnan black cicada and small cicada, and their colors are mostly light yellow. The scientific name of golden cicada flower is cicada flower, and the rural area is called Cordyceps sinensis. There are also several common aliases, such as cicada pupa grass, cicada, cicada, cicada velvet, cicada, Tang cicada and so on.

The flowering time of golden cicada

Golden cicada flower has a good nourishing effect. Cicada is a kind of wild cordyceps, and its forming conditions are natural. Generally belongs to summer creatures, usually in June and July every year.

What does a golden cicada look like?

The appearance of golden cicada flower is cicada skin and several small flowers. Cicada skin is brown and oval, and spore stalk bundle can be divided into fruit part and stalk part. The fruit is dark brown, spindle-shaped and fragile. The insect's body is full of white soft substances.

Where golden cicadas grow.

Cicadas mostly grow in bamboo forests or hilly areas, and are very common in southern China. They live in the soil all the year round and like warm and humid climate. They will be infected when they come into contact with the soil with bacteria. The main producing areas are Sichuan, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian and other places.