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Ganderma Lucidum

Description:

Varnish fungus rot creates reddish brown 14 inched wide shelf like formation called conks near the base of tree trunks. Its a producer and a decomper. It also absorbes the material it grows such as nutrients of the dead organism.

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1 Comment

Mycofille
Mycofille 11 years ago

I think it could be stereum complicatum actually.

anastasiaericka3
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anastasiaericka3

NYC, New York, USA

Spotted on Feb 21, 2012
Submitted on Feb 21, 2012

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