Sarcomyxa edulis

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| image_caption = Sarcomyxa edulis in Japan

| taxon = Sarcomyxa edulis

| authority = (Y.C. Dai, Niemelä & G.F. Qin) T. Saito, Tonouchi & T. Harada (2014)

| synonyms =*Panellus edulis Y.C. Dai, Niemelä & G.F. Qin (2003)

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Sarcomyxa edulis is a species of fungus in the family Sarcomyxaceae.{{Catalogue of Life

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|title=Sarcomyxa edulis (Y.C. Dai, Niemelä & G.F. Qin) T. Saito, Tonouchi & T. Harada

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The fruit bodies grow as ochraceous to ochraceous-brown, overlapping fan- or oyster-shaped caps on the wood of deciduous trees. The gills on the underside are closely spaced, ochraceous, and have an adnate attachment to the stipe. Spores are smooth, amyloid, and measure 4.5–6 by 1–2 μm. The species was previously confused with the greenish-capped S. serotina, which is bitter-tasting.

Sarcomyxa edulis is known to occur in China, Japan, and the Russian Far East. It can be found in provinces of Hebei, Heilongjiang, Jilin, Shanxi, Guangxi, northern Shaanxi, Sichuan.{{ Cite journal |url = http://www.cqvip.com/Main/Detail.aspx?id=22143819 |title = 元磨高产栽培技术 |author = 张研 |date = 2006 |publisher = 《农村新技术》|doi= 10.3969/j.issn.1674-0432.2004.08.040 |language = zh |accessdate = 2023-01-13 }}

According to one source, "it grows on the fallen woods of broad-leaved trees in remote mountains and old forests, but not all broad-leaved trees are suitable for its growth, and the rotten basswood is very easy to grow S. edulis".{{ Cite web |url = http://www.forestry.gov.cn/main/5534/20201221/100715913472648.html |title = 椴树：名蜜之源 与佛结缘 |author = 刘玉波 |date = 2020-12-21 |publisher = www.forestry.gov.cn |language = zh |accessdate = 2023-01-13 }}

Sarcomyxa edulis is mild-tasting and edible. In China, where it is known as “元蘑/yuanmo,” “黄蘑/huangmo,” or “冻蘑/dongmo”, it is considered a nutritious delicacy, and is mass-cultivated. In Japan, where it is called mukitake, it is considered "one of the most delicious edible mushrooms" and a system has recently been developed to cultivate the mushroom in plastic greenhouses.