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Reishi
Fungi·Ganoderma lucidum
Not recorded
Sun
Not recorded
Water
Well-drained soil
Drainage
Not recorded
Hardiness
Reishi (Ganoderma lucidum) is a fungus.
Through the year
Dormant
Works well with
from wiki dataNo companions recorded.
WHAT IT NEEDS
Needs well-drained soil
Prefers soil pH 4.5–7
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Prefers loam, sandy loam soil
Tolerates some soil compaction
Adds a lot of organic matter to the soil
WHAT IT GIVES
Gives organic matter (nutrient cycling)
HOW IT GROWS
SIZE & SPACING
Fungi
Height5–30 cm
Spacing15 cm (min 10 cm)
Root depthShallow
Width10–50 cm
Width figures are rough estimates, the most variable measurement in our data.
AI estimate · accuracy improves as growers contribute corrections.
HOW TO PROPAGATE
Propagate by spore culture, tissue culture
Difficulty
Establishes in about 1 yr
Self-seeds readily on its own
Where this comes from
Parsed11 Sept 2026
ConfidenceNot recorded
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