1, category difference. Flower mushroom is strictly a variety of shiitake mushroom, its formation is in the production of shiitake mushroom by regulating the temperature, humidity, light and ventilation and other conditions, changing the original growth and development of shiitake mushroom, resulting in shiitake mushroom cap cracking, before the formation of flower mushroom. Because of its high growth conditions, once the growth conditions are insufficient, it will fail. Although it is obtained through the shiitake mushroom, its high nutritional value and taste are several times that of the shiitake mushroom, so it is isolated from the shiitake mushroom and has become a new edible fungus variety.

2. Appearance difference. Their appearance is extremely easy to distinguish, shiitake mushrooms have a smooth surface, less head, and the cap is usually brown or gray, which is more common in our daily life. The reason why the flower mushroom is called flower mushroom is that its cap has a brown and white pattern, and after drying, it will form a flower, which is not a characteristic of the shiitake mushroom, and its head is bigger than that of the shiitake mushroom, and its cap color is yellow, grey, and brown and other colors.

3, growing environment difference. Their growing environment also has great youth, shiitake mushroom likes in low temperature, less rain, sufficient light, larger temperature environment, grows very fast in the suitable environment. And the flower mushroom when the shiitake mushroom meets the special environment to form the mutant varieties, its growth conditions are very harsh, suitable for growth temperature between 5-22 degrees, in the mushroom to keep the relative humidity within 70%, as well as a large temperature difference changes will be formed, once that condition is not suitable, it will form a failure.

4, nutritional difference. Shiitake mushroom and flower mushroom both contain a lot of protein and unsaturated fatty acids, and a variety of nutrients beneficial to the human body, but their nutritional value is good there are some differences. Flowering mushrooms have higher nutrients than shiitake mushrooms, and these ingredients will be transformed into ergosterol after entering into the human body, which can enhance the resistance of the human body, prevent a variety of diseases, and also slow down the aging process, which is not available in shiitake mushrooms.