Reishi Mushroom aka Hemlock Varnish Cap Ganoderma tsugae How to Identify Harvest & Cook

Reishi (Ganoderma sp.) are white rot polypore mushrooms that grow out in series. You can see here how it grew multiple times, cascading down from the top to the bottom. Here it was growing on the base of a conifer, making it most like Ganoderma oregonense. These mushrooms contain a number of bioactive polysaccharides and compounds that can be medicinal, but I just left this one in nature to continue doing it’s thing. Pretty cool fine up in Mendocino!...#reishi #ganoderma #polypore #medicinalmush