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The shiitake ( listen (help·info) Lentinula edodes) is an edible mushroom native to East Asia, which is cultivated and consumed in many Asian countries. It is considered a medicinal mushroom in some forms of traditional medicine.

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1. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lentinula_edodes

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