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Shiitake

Fungi

The shiitake, also called the Chinese mushroom or black mushroom and known scientifically as Lentinula edodes, is an edible mushroom native to East Asia and mainland Southeast Asia that is now cultivated and consumed worldwide. The earliest written records of its cultivation date to the year 1209, during China's Song dynasty.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Detritivore or Scavenger 2
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 3
Relationship to People
Farmed or Commercially Raised 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 4
Identification
Distinguishing Appearance
The shiitake mushroom's spore print is white to buff colored. 1
Comparison
NatureServe Rank
GNR Unranked 5
Scientific Name
Lentinula edodes (Berk.) Pegler 1
Conservation Status
Not Evaluated 6
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Agaricales, Taxa
Source Wikidata: Shiitake
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Sources
1. Wikipedia: Lentinula edodes
  • Taxonomy section
    It was placed in the genus Lentinula by David Pegler in 1976. The fungus has acquired an extensive synonymy in its taxonomic history: Agaricus edodes Berk.
  • Taxobox, Mycological characteristics
    Spore print is white to buff
  • cultivated and consumed around the globe...earliest written records of their cultivation dates to 1209
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2. FUNGuild: FUNGuild fungal guild database
FUNGuildRecord: Lentinula
Quote, Record: Lentinula
"taxon":"Lentinula" ... "trophicMode":"Saprotroph"
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3. GBIF Species API
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4. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ320999, descriptionView the Source
5. NatureServe Explorer: Lentinula edodes
NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)
Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)
"roundedGRank": "GNR"
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6. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy (IUCN Red List category): IUCN Red List category of Lentinula edodes
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy (IUCN Red List category)iucnRedListCategory record
Quote, iucnRedListCategory record
"category": "NOT_EVALUATED"
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IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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Wikidata: Shiitake
  • Wikidata Q320999, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Child Taxon Of: Agaricales, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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