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Artist's fungus So called as marks made by rubbing or scratching the surface remain permanent. Artist's Fungus,Fall,Ganoderma applanatum,Geotagged,South Africa,fungi,mushrooms Click/tap to enlarge Country intro

Artist's fungus

So called as marks made by rubbing or scratching the surface remain permanent.

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    Never knew that! I'll add one more fact: in earlier days, the giant ones were used as a hat. Posted 11 years ago

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The Artist's Fungus

''Ganoderma applanatum'' is a bracket fungus with a cosmopolitan distribution. The spore bodies are up to 30–40 centimetres across, hard, woody-textured, and inedible; they are white at first but soon turn dark red-brown.

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Similar species: Polyporales
Species identified by Claire Hamilton
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By Claire Hamilton

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Uploaded May 6, 2014. Captured May 4, 2014 14:11 in Unnamed Road, South Africa.
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  • Canon EOS 70D
  • f/11.0
  • 1/197s
  • ISO200
  • 100mm
Captured in the fall. More fall photos.