List of Chinese mushrooms and fungi facts for kids

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	Image	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 auricula-judae	wood ear		黑木耳	黑木耳	hēimù'ěr	black wood ear
Auricularia polytricha	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 velutipes	enoki		金(針)菇	金(针)菇	jīn(zhēn)gū	gold (needle) mushroom	Cultivated variety shown, wild differs in appearance.
Ganoderma lucidum	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
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.
Tremella aurantialba			金耳	金耳	jīn'ěr	golden ear	Used in Buddha's delight.
Tremella frondosa			黃耳	黃耳	huáng'ěr	yellow ear	Used in Buddha's delight. Also known as 叶银耳 (pinyin: yèyín'ěr; literally "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; literally "snow ear") and 白木耳 (pinyin: báimù'ěr; literally "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