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Ganoderma applantum (Family: Ganodermataceae) |
 
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| Edibility: |
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Inedible |
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| Size: |
50 - 750 mm |
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| Colour: |
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Dingy brown (Sordid) |
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Pores |
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Light to dark brown |
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| Smell / taste: |
Musty |
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| General info: |
| related to large bracket in which the upper surface, in shades of yellow, red-brown to black, resembles an unvarnished crust. It has a thick, stem-like attachment and the lower surface is white to cream with minute pores. A parasite on a variety of trees. |
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Pileus (Cap) / Gill info: |
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Pore Surface White, becoming dirty yellowish or dingy brownish to olive in age; bruising brown; with 4-6 tiny (nearly invisible to the naked eye) circular pores per mm; tubes in layers (a new layer is added each year), separated by brown tissue, with each layer 4-12 mm deep. |
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Stem info: |
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Usually absent; if present, lateral and stubby. |
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| Habitat: |
Grows in woods |
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| Grows on the trunks of deciduous trees, where it causes an intensive white rot. |
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