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Ganoderma tsugae
Orange oval disk attached by one end to the bark of a dead tree. Leathery surface, no obvious scent. About 4cm on the long axis, The surface is constant on the top and below the fungus
One of several species of fungi on a dead tree. http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/193... only fungi of its type found there so far. Unsure of the species of tree. The tree is in a wood in remnant coastal soils on a ridge and which is under heavy invasion by exotic garden species and much disturbed by people and their activities and pets
# orange ding bat march 14. Thanks gully moy for the identification
Spotted on Mar 3, 2014
Submitted on Mar 3, 2014
2 Comments
Thank you gully moy. I am unsure about the tree but I have seen conifers there and never a deciduous so I should label it that way
Ganoderma lucidum/Ganoderma tsugae depending whether the tree is deciduous/conifer respectively.