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Curtis E. Young, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
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Image Number: 5492494

artist's conk (Ganoderma applanatum (Pers.) Pat.) (Pers.) Pat.

Photographer:
Curtis E. Young
Organization:
The Ohio State University
Descriptor:
Fruiting Bodies
Description:
Saprobe, but sometimes marginally parasitic. Grows mostly on hardwood decaying logs and stumps, or from the wounds of injured, living trees. Fungus produces a white to straw-colored rot of sapwood and heartwood. The fruiting structure is perennial and adds layers to the structure on an annual basis. Spores are brown to reddish brown. The polypore produces massive numbers of spores each year.
Image type:
Field
Host:
deadwood and snags ( )

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Image location:
, United States, Ohio

Subject

Kingdom: Fungi
Phylum: Basidiomycota
Subphylum: Hymenomycotina
Class: Agaricomycetes
Subclass: Agaricomycetidae
Order: Polyporales
Family: Ganodermataceae
Genus: Ganoderma
Subject: Ganoderma applanatum (Pers.) Pat.

Host


There is no applicable taxonomy of higher classification for this subject.
Node Affiliation:
Ohio State University
Image uploaded:
Thursday, March 7, 2013
Image last updated:
Friday, April 26, 2013