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Curtis E. Young, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
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Image Number: 5492785

Ganoderma root and butt rot (Ganoderma lucidum (Curtis) P. Karst.) (Curtis) P. Karst.

Photographer:
Curtis E. Young
Organization:
The Ohio State University
Descriptor:
Fruiting Bodies
Description:
Lacquered polypore is parasitic on living hardwoods and a saprobe on the deadwood of hardwoods. On living hardwoods, it causes a white butt and root rot. It is unusual in that it is an annual rather than a perennial like many polypores.
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 lucidum (Curtis) P. Karst.

Host


There is no applicable taxonomy of higher classification for this subject.
Node Affiliation:
Ohio State University
Image uploaded:
Thursday, March 14, 2013
Image last updated:
Friday, March 29, 2013