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Bracket mushroom

Ganoderma applanatum

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Description:

Large ear-like mushroom, white with gray/brown bands, 3-9 inches across

Habitat:

Decaying log in wooded area

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Seema
Seema 11 years ago
Bracket mushroom
Ganoderma applanatum


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4 Comments

Seema
Seema 11 years ago

its the culprit, i think..a couple of sweetgum and cherry trees have succumbed to it near our house...

jump
jump 11 years ago

Host tree is dead, is currently being used as a makeshift bench at a camp.

mauna Kunzah
mauna Kunzah 11 years ago

Cool, they're kind of like fossils.

Seema
Seema 11 years ago

so many of them...the host tree's life is in danger..

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Dallas, Texas, USA

Spotted on Oct 18, 2012
Submitted on Oct 19, 2012

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