Shiitake mushroom - Photo by Wendell Smith
Shiitake mushroom is an edible mushroom which originates from East Asia. The first part of the name (shii) is the Japanese name for a tree. Shiitake mushrooms are grown on dead wood of this tree.
Names
Scientific
Lentinula edodes
English
Shiitake
Dutch
Shiitake
Spanish
Shiitake
French
Lentin du chêne
Taxonomy
Order
Agaricales
Family
Marasmiaceae
Genus
Lentinula
Species
Lentinula edodes (Shiitake)
Crop categories
Cool temperate crops
Minor crops
Mushrooms
Subtropical crops
Temperate crops
Pictures
Shiitake mushroom in small growing chamber -
Photo by Wendell Smith
Immature Shiitake mushroom - Photo by Wendell Smith
Shiitake mushroom - Photo by Tup Wanders
Shiitake mushroom growing on logs - Photo by dominik18s