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Ganoderma lucidum
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<p><i>Ganoderma lucidum</i>, commonly known as the reishi, varnished conk, or ling chih, is a red-colored species of <i><a href="/facts/Ganoderma/REsz3IkG">Ganoderma</a></i> with a limited distribution in Europe and parts of China, where it grows on decaying hardwood trees. Wild populations have been found in the United States in California and Utah but were likely introduced anthropogenically and naturalized. </p>