What Types of Fungi to grow
Commonly cultivated species include:
- Agaricus blazei | A. subrufescens (Himematsutake | King Agaricus | Almond Portobello)
- Agaricus bisporus (Portobello | Button | Crimini)
- Agrocybe aegerita (Black Poplar | Pioppino)
- Chlorophyllum rachodes (Shaggy parasol)
- Coprinus comatus (Shaggy Mane | Lawyer’s Wig)
- Flammulina velutipes (Enokitake | Nametake)
- Fomes fomentarius (Tinder Conk | Hoof Fungus | Ice Man Polypore | Amadou)
- Ganoderma applanatum (Artist’s Conk | Kofukitake)
- Ganoderma lucidum (Reishi (Divine/Spiritual Mushroom in Japanese) | Ling Chi/Zhi (Tree of Life Mushroom in Chinese) | Mannentake (10,000-year mushroom in Japanese) | Panacea Polypore)
- Grifola frondosa (Maitake (Dancing Mushroom) | Kumotake (Cloud Mushroom) | Hen-of -the-Woods)
- Hericium abietis (Comb Tooth)
- Hericium erinaceus (Lion’s Mane | Monkey’s Head | Sheep’s Head | Bear’s Head | Old Man’s Beard | Satyr’s beard | Pom Pom)
- Hypholoma capnoides (Brown-Gilled Clustered Woodlover)
- Hypsizygus tessulatus (Beech Mushroom | Bunashimeji)
- Hypsizygus ulmarius (Elm Oyster | Shirotamogitake)
- Inonotus obliquus (Chaga)
- Laetiporu sulphureus (Chicken-of-the-Woods | Sulfur Shelf)
- Lepista nuda (Blewit)
- Lentinula edodes (Shiitake | Donka | Pasania)
- Macrolepiota procera (Parasol Mushroom)
- Morel angusticeps (Black Morel)
- Pholiota nameko (Nameko | Slime Pholiota)
- Piptoporus betulinus (Birch polypore | Kanbatake)
- Pleurotus citrinopileatus (Golden Oyster | Tamogitake)
- Pleurotus cystidiosus (Abalone | Maple Oyster)
- Pleurotus djamor (Pink Oyster | Salmon Oyster)
- Pleurotus eryngii (King Oyster)
- Pleurotus eusomus (Tarragon Oyster)
- Pleurotus ostreatus (Oyster | Hiratake)
- Pleurotus pulmonarius (Pheonix Oyster | Indian Oyster)
- Pleurotus tuberregium (King Tuber | Tiger Milk)
- Polyporus umbellatus (Zhu Ling | Umbrella Polypore)
- Sparassis crispa (Cauliflower Mushroom)
- Stropharia ruggosoannulata (King Stropharia | Garden Giant | Burgandy/Wine Cap |Godzilla Mushroom)
- Trametes versicolor (Turkey Tail | Yun Zhi | Kawaratake | Cloud Mushroom)
- Volvariella volvacea (Paddy Straw | Fukurotake)
Some of these species (such as the Oyster species and King Stropharia) are incredibly easy to grow and are recommended for the beginner.
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