swap_horiz Phellinus linteus Alternatives

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Lentinula edodes

Lentinula edodes, commonly called shiitake, is a wood-decaying fungus prized for its flavor and nutritional value. Origi...

Medicinal Asian Culinary Edible

9.2 Excellent

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Hericium erinaceus

Hericium erinaceus, commonly called lion’s mane mushroom, is a unique cultivated fungal species. It's notable for potent...

Medicinal Edible Cultivated Tooth Fungus

9.2 Excellent

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Ganoderma lucidum

Ganoderma lucidum, commonly known as reishi or lingzhi, is a polypore mushroom native to Asia. It’s notable for its long...

Medicinal Asian Immune Support Polypore

9.0 Excellent

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Grifola frondosa

Grifola frondosa, commonly known as maitake or hen-of-the-woods, is a polypore mushroom associated with oak trees. It’s...

Medicinal Asian Edible Polypore

9.0 Excellent

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Ophiocordyceps sinensis

Ophiocordyceps sinensis is a rare fungus belonging to the ascomycete group. It’s notable for its entomopathogenic nature...

Rare Himalayan Medicinal Entomopathogenic

9.0 Excellent

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Tricholoma matsutake

The Tricholoma matsutake is a highly sought-after mushroom found primarily in East Asian pine forests. It’s notable for...

Gourmet Asian Edible Tricholoma

9.0 Excellent

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Trametes versicolor

Trametes versicolor, the turkey tail, is one of the world's most studied medicinal fungi, found on dead wood across ever...

Cosmopolitan Medicinal Immune Support Polypore

8.5 Great

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Inonotus obliquus

Inonotus obliquus, commonly known as chaga, is a parasitic polypore fungus that primarily infects birch trees in cold bo...

Birch Medicinal North American Polypore

8.5 Great

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Cordyceps militaris

Cordyceps militaris is a species of entomopathogenic fungus that parasitizes the larvae and pupae of butterflies and mot...

Medicinal Asian Immune Support Cultivated

8.5 Great

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Flammulina velutipes

Flammulina velutipes, commonly known as enoki or enokitake, is an edible mushroom species widely cultivated in East Asia...

Winter Asian Edible Cultivated

8.2 Great

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Laetiporus sulphureus

*Laetiporus sulphureus*, popularly known as chicken of the woods, is a large edible bracket fungus native to Europe and...

European Oak Edible Polypore

8.0 Great

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Antrodia camphorata

*Antrodia camphorata*, also recognized as *Taiwanofungus camphoratus* and locally known as niu-chang-chih, is a rare med...

Rare Medicinal Taiwanese Polypore

8.0 Great

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Tremella fuciformis

*Tremella fuciformis*, commonly referred to as snow fungus or silver ear, is a species of edible parasitic jelly fungus....

Asian Edible Jelly Cultivated

8.0 Great

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Auricularia auricula-judae

*Auricularia auricula-judae*, widely known as wood ear or jelly ear, is an edible basidiomycete fungus characterized by...

Asian Edible Jelly Cultivated

8.0 Great

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Agaricus subrufescens

Agaricus subrufescens, commonly known as the almond mushroom, is a species of edible fungus native to the Americas and f...

Tropical Medicinal Edible Cultivated

7.9 Good

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Morchella importuna

Morchella importuna is a recently described morel species, formally recognized in 2012, notable for frequently fruiting...

Spring Asian Edible Morel

7.8 Good

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Ganoderma sinense

Ganoderma sinense is a polypore fungus native to China, closely related to Ganoderma lucidum but distinguished by its da...

Medicinal Asian Polypore Black Reishi

7.8 Good

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Ganoderma tsugae

Ganoderma tsugae, the hemlock varnish shelf, is a North American bracket fungus that grows almost exclusively on conifer...

Medicinal North American Polypore Reishi

7.5 Good

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Wolfiporia cocos

Wolfiporia cocos is a wood-decaying fungus in the polypore family that develops large, durable sclerotia underground, co...

Medicinal Asian Polypore Tcm

7.4 Good

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Piptoporus betulinus

Known as birch polypore, this species grows exclusively on birch trees; fragments were found among the possessions of Öt...

European Birch Medicinal Polypore

6.3 Fair