Shiitake mushroom facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Shiitake mushroom |
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Lentinula
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edodes
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gills on hymenium |
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cap is convex |
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hymenium is free |
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stipe is bare |
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spore print is white to buff |
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ecology is saprotrophic |
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edibility: choice |
The shiitake mushroom (Lentinus edodes or Lentinula edodes), also known as Chinese black mushroom or black forest mushroom, is an edible mushroom typically grown on the shii tree. Two Chinese variant names for high grades of shiitake are dōnggū ("winter mushroom") and huāgū ("flower mushroom," which has a flower-like cracking pattern on the mushroom's upper surface); both are produced at colder temperatures.
Images for kids
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Fresh shiitake mushroom in the vegetable market at Hong Kong
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Shiitake growing wild in Hokkaido
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Korean pyogo-bokkeum (stir-fried shiitake mushroom)
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Japanese ekiben shiitake-meshi (椎茸めし)
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Young shiitake mushrooms on a log
See also
In Spanish: Lentinula edodes para niños
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