# False lingzhi unmasked: Scientists crack the 245-year mystery behind a medicinal mushroom mix-up

- Source: Phys.org
- Published: 2026-10-27T01:10:01+00:00
- Category: Science
- Original: https://phys.org/news/2026-10-false-lingzhi-unmasked-scientists-year.html
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In a new study published today in Plants, People, Planet, scientists from the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and their international collaborators clarify the distinction between Ganoderma lucidum, a European bracket fungus described in 1781, and Ganoderma lingzhi, the East Asian species widely associated with medicinal lingzhi or reishi.

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