Curtis's Reishi

Ganoderma curtisii

Family: Ganodermataceae

Also called: Curtis's Reishi, Yellow Reishi, Southern Reishi

Curtis's Reishi (Ganoderma curtisii)
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Overview

Yellow-brown stipitate reishi at the base of living hardwoods (oak, maple) in the East. Medicinal use; too woody to eat.

Edibility
Tea / extract only
Rarity
common
Trophic mode
parasitic-saprotrophic
Typical peak
Year-round

Season

Year-round — typical fruiting months: , Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov.

Host trees & substrate

  • Living or recently dead oak
  • Living or recently dead maple

Where it grows

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