Flower mushrooms are shiitake mushrooms. Wild shiitake mushrooms grow on fallen broad-leaved trees in autumn, winter and spring, often in large groups. Wild shiitake mushrooms are distributed in Zhejiang, Fujian, Taiwan, Anhui, Hunan, Hubei, Jiangxi, Sichuan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Guizhou, Yunnan, Shaanxi, Gansu and Jilin. At present, artificial cultivation of shiitake mushrooms has become very popular, and shiitake mushrooms have become one of the important exported edible fungi species in my country.

In the history of my country, the main producing areas of shiitake mushrooms were distributed in the Yangtze River Basin and the south. After the promotion of sawdust substitute cultivation, it has been cultivated in 33 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities across the country, from Hainan in the south to Heilongjiang in the north, from the coasts of Fujian and Zhejiang in the east, to Xinjiang and Tibet in the west. Shiitake mushroom production has become an important growth factor in the economic development of mountainous areas. points and employment opportunities for millions of workers.