The shiitake (listen (helpÂ·info) , species Lentinula edodes) is an edible mushroom native to East Asia, which is cultivated and consumed in many Asian countries.It is considered a medicinal mushroom in some forms of traditional medicine.he mushroom's Japanese name shiitake (kanji: æ¤è¸) is composed of shii, the name of the tree Castanopsis cuspidata that provides the dead logs on which it is typically cultivated, and take meaning mushroom. The specific epithet edodes is derived from the Latin word for edible.
Sullivan's Island, South Carolina. Sullivan's Island is a town and island in Charleston County, South Carolina, United States, at the entrance to Charleston Harbor, with a population of 1,791 at the 2010 census. The town is part of the Charleston metropolitan area.
The Hunting Island Lighthouse is the only South Carolina lighthouse open to the public. Related Articles. Beaufort, South Carolina, lies within 45 miles of both Hilton Head Island and Savannah, Georgia, and is approximately 70 miles west of Charleston along the Palmetto State coast. With a population of approximately 12,500 according to the U.S. Census Bureau, Beaufort is not as well known as its larger neighboring cities.