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Most species of the genus Isaria have been proven to be the anamorphic stage of Cordyceps, such as Isaria tenuipes, which is the anamorphic stage of Cordyceps takaomontana. The taxonomic system of Isaria and its close relatives, such as Mariannaea pruinosa Liang and Microhilum oncoperae Yip & Rath, may be replaced by a unified holomorph nomenclature. As Humber et al. (2013) stated when describing the diversity of the Evlachovaea Borisov & Tarasov group: undoubtedly, Evlachovaea is the anamorphic stage of Cordyceps sensu stricto. Since no anamorphic name within Cordyceps sensu stricto can replace the name Cordyceps s. s., it can be anticipated that this group will be divided into two or even more genera. Conversely, important anamorphic genera such as Lecanicillium, Isaria, and even Beauveria may be replaced. Therefore, under the new International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants, discussing the anamorphic attribution of species is less important than considering the corresponding teleomorphic stage of Cordyceps and its phylogenetic position. Currently, scholars are reconsidering the systematic classification of the Cordycipitaceae family and the genus Cordyceps (personal communication).

Pilea peperomioides, the Chinese money plant, UFO plant, pancake plant, lefse plant or missionary plant, is a species of flowering plant in the nettle family Urticaceae, native to Yunnan and Sichuan provinces in southern China. The Scottish botanist George Forrest was the first westerner to collect Pilea peperomioides, in 1906 and again in 1910, in the Cang Mountain range in Yunnan Province. Pilea peperomioides is an evergreen perennial plant, with shiny, dark green, circular leaves up to 10cm (4in) in diameter on long petioles. The leaves are described as peltate—circular, with the petiole attached near the centre. The plant is completely hairless. It grows to around 30cm (12in) tall and wide in the wild. Indoors, it has the potential to grow larger. The stem is greenish to dark brown, usually unbranched and upright, and lignified at the base when mature. In poor growing conditions, it loses its leaves in the lower part of the stem and assumes a distinctive habit. The flowers are inconspicuous.

Enoki mushrooms are 88% water, 8% carbohydrates, 3% protein, and contain negligible fat (table). In a reference amount of 100g (3.5oz), enoki mushrooms provide 37 calories of food energy, and are a rich source (20% or more of the Daily Value, DV) of niacin (46% DV), and pantothenic acid (28% DV), while supplying moderate amounts of thiamine, riboflavin, folate, and potassium (12-19% DV, table). The ideal size to harvest enoki mushrooms is generally recommended to be about 5–10cm (2–4in) long. At that time, the cap should still be tightly closed and the stem should be long and sturdy. If people grow enoki mushrooms at home, they can use a sharp knife or scissors to snip off the mushroom cluster at the base of the stem where it meets the growing medium. It’s important to remove both the mushrooms and any remaining mycelium (the white, thread-like structures) from the growing medium during harvest. This helps prevent decaying, which could negatively impact future mushroom growth.