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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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Spore bearing structure: |
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Pores |
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Spore colour: |
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Light to dark brown |
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Medicinal: |
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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:  |
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Gill attachment: |
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Gill has decurrent tooth: |
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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:  |
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Annulus: |
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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 |
Habitat info:  |
Grows on the trunks of deciduous trees, where it causes an intensive white rot. |
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