List of Chinese mushrooms and fungi

East Asian mushrooms and fungi are often used in East Asian cuisine, either fresh or dried. According to Chinese traditional medicine, many types of mushroom affect the eater's physical and emotional wellbeing.

List of mushrooms and fungi

Scientific names	Commonly used names	Traditional Chinese	Simplified Chinese	Pinyin	Translation	Notes, other Chinese names
Cyclocybe aegerita	poplar mushroom, velvet pioppino	茶樹菇	茶树菇	cháshùgū	tea tree mushroom
Auricularia heimuer	wood ear	黑木耳	黑木耳	hēimù'ěr	black wood ear
Auricularia cornea	cloud ear fungus	(白背)毛木耳	(白背)毛木耳	(báibèi)máomù'ĕr	(white backed) hairy wood ear	Similar to wood ears, but coarser. Generally used in soups.
Clitocybe maxima		猪肚菇	猪肚菇	zhūdǔgū	pig stomach mushroom
Coprinus comatus	Shaggy ink cap	雞腿菇	鸡腿菇	jītuǐgū	(white backed) chicken thigh mushroom
Dacryopinax spathularia	sweet osmanthus ear	桂花耳	桂花耳	guìhuā'ěr	osmanthus ear	Used in Buddha's delight.
Flammulina filiformis	enoki	金(針)菇	金(针)菇	jīn(zhēn)gū	gold (needle) mushroom	Cultivated variety shown, wild differs in appearance.
Ganoderma lingzhi	reishi mushroom	靈芝	灵芝	língzhī	supernatural mushroom	Very bitter but believed to be medicinally highly potent. Often made into a tea or broth with Chinese wolfberries.
Gloeostereum incarnatum		榆耳	榆耳	yú'ěr	elm ear	Used in Buddha's delight.
Hericium erinaceus	lion's mane mushroom, bearded tooth mushroom	猴頭菇	猴头菇	hóutóugū	monkey head mushroom
Hericium ramosum
Hypsizygus tessellatus	white beech mushroom	蟹味菇	蟹味菇	xièwèigū	crab flavor mushroom
Lentinula edodes	shiitake	香菇	香菇	xiānggū	fragrant mushroom
Macrolepiota albuminosa syn. Termitomyces albuminosus		雞肉絲菇	鸡肉丝菇	jīròusīgū	chicken meat strip mushroom
Phallus indusiatus	bamboo fungus	竹蓀	竹荪	zhúsūn		Considered an aphrodisiac. Used in chicken soups.
Pleurotus eryngii	king oyster mushroom	杏鮑菇	杏鲍菇	xìngbàogū	almond abalone mushroom
Pleurotus ostreatus	oyster mushroom	蠔菇	蚝菇	háogū	oyster mushroom	Also known as 秀珍菇 (pinyin: xiùzhēngū)
Russula virescens	green brittlegill	變綠紅菇	变绿红菇	biànlǜhónggū	change green red mushroom
Thelephora ganbajun	dried beef mushroom	干巴菌	干巴菌	gānbājùn	ganba mushroom	Discovered in 1987, now highly prized. It takes its name from 干巴牛肉 (pinyin: gānbāniúròu), a Yunnanese specialty of dried beef.
Naematelia aurantialba		金耳	金耳	jīn'ěr	golden ear	Used in Buddha's delight.
Phaeotremella frondosa		黃耳	黃耳	huáng'ěr	yellow ear	Used in Buddha's delight. Also known as 叶银耳 (pinyin: yèyín'ěr; lit. 'leaf wood ear')
Tremella fuciformis	silver ear fungus, snow fungus	銀耳	银耳	yín'ěr	silver ear	Also known as 雪耳(pinyin: xuě'ěr; lit. 'snow ear') and 白木耳 (pinyin: báimù'ěr; lit. 'white wood ear')
Tricholoma matsutake	matsutake	松茸	松茸	sōngróng	pine bud	Expensive delicacy, especially highly prized in Japan.
Volvariella volvacea	paddy straw mushroom	草菇	草菇	cǎogū	straw mushroom

List of mushrooms and fungi

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