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Reishi

Also known as: Lacquered bracket, Shiny polyporus

The reishi (Ganoderma lucidum) is a large shelf fungus that grows as a bracket off the sides of trees, or occasionally as a rosette on the tops of stumps. Its surface is smooth and shiny. Growing wild from warm temperate zones to the subtropics, the reishi is also cultivated on grain and sawdust for commercial use. The mushroom has cultural significance in some Chinese cultures.

Scientific classification

Species

Reishi (Ganoderma lucidum)

Artist's bracket and allies

Ganodermataceae

Mushroom-forming fungi

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Perennial

Lifespan

2 inches

Plant Height

12 inches

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