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Ganoderma applanatum Ganoderma applanatum growing from the base of a very old quaking aspen. Artist's Fungus,Ganoderma applanatum,Geotagged,Minnesota,Spring,United States,bracket fungus,shelf fungus Click/tap to enlarge

Ganoderma applanatum

Ganoderma applanatum growing from the base of a very old quaking aspen.

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The Artist's Fungus

''Ganoderma applanatum'' is a bracket fungus with a cosmopolitan distribution. The spore bodies are up to 30–40 centimetres across, hard, woody-textured, and inedible; they are white at first but soon turn dark red-brown.

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Similar species: Polyporales
Species identified by Gary B
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Uploaded Feb 24, 2019. Captured May 6, 2016 07:05 in 4408 Miller Rd, Barnum, MN 55707, USA.
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  • Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL
  • f/4.0
  • 1/60s
  • ISO100
  • 100mm