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Fungi Little published: much of this is inferred from related species

Lentinula raphanica

An edible relative of shiitake from the American subtropics, from the Gulf Coast to Brazil, with pale caps up to 7.5 cm and a radish- or onion-like smell. It grows on hardwood logs and is eaten by Indigenous peoples in Colombia and Brazil. Cultivation is not established; shiitake methods at warmer temperatures are the reasonable starting point.

Lentinula raphanica
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At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Very humid airBand in Plantistry
Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest period

Where it grows wild

On hardwood logs in subtropical and tropical lowland forest.

Recorded at 4–475 m, median 190 m (6 records).

United StatesPuerto RicoBelizeCosta RicaTrinidad and TobagoColombiaFrench GuianaBrazil

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✓ Substrate and airflow
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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY-SA 3.0 licence, unmodified.