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Ganoderma lucidum
Also known as Reishi and Lingzhi. Fairly firm fungus. Rusty orange/yellow at base growing out to a yellow, then white at the outer margins of larger specimens. Shiny, especially in colored areas.
Suburban yard. Appears to be growing from the root remains from a Maple tree that was removed a couple of years ago.
These have been growing in the yard for a couple of months. I only noticed them when I was mowing since they have stayed fairly low profile in the grass. These mushrooms are used extensively in traditional Chinese medicine.
Spotted on Oct 5, 2012
Submitted on Oct 19, 2012
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