swap_horiz Ganoderma tsugae Alternatives

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Morchella esculenta

Morchella esculenta, commonly known as the morel mushroom, is a highly sought-after edible fungus. Its honeycomb-like ca...

Spring Gourmet North American Edible

9.3 Excellent

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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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Morchella elata

Morchella elata, commonly known as black morel, is a highly sought-after edible mushroom. It’s notable for its distincti...

Black Spring North American Edible

9.0 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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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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Armillaria ostoyae

Armillaria ostoyae is a species of plant-pathogenic fungus in the family Physalacriaceae, known for causing root rot in...

North American Edible Parasitic Honey Fungus

8.5 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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Cantharellus californicus

*Cantharellus californicus*, commonly known as the California golden chanterelle, is an edible ectomycorrhizal fungus na...

Large Oak North American Edible

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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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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Lactarius indigo

Lactarius indigo, commonly called the indigo milk cap, is a mushroom species that exudes a dark blue latex when its tiss...

Indigo Oak North American Edible

7.8 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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Phellinus linteus

Phellinus linteus is a perennial bracket fungus that grows on hardwoods, including mulberry trees, and is known in Japan...

Medicinal Asian Mulberry Polypore

7.0 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