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Lingzhi Mushroom

Ganoderma lucidum

Description:

About 3 inches in diameter.

Habitat:

At the base of what I believe is an Oak Tree - though I'm terrible at plant and fungi I.D. - so I'm double stumped on this one.

Notes:

Past 24 hour rainfall about 1.51 inches, daily high was 49 - low in the mid 30's. Humidity about 60% Identification Credit goes to: rat.tumour aka lipase

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2 Comments

DelawareWildlife
DelawareWildlife 11 years ago

Thanks for the I.D. - Looks about right. It's a very interesting species.

Ganoderma lucidum?

TylerGraden
Spotted by
TylerGraden

Delaware, USA

Spotted on Dec 28, 2012
Submitted on Dec 28, 2012

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