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Artist's Fungus with exposed brown spores Found in the Heeswijk-Dinther forest. I used a remote flash unit to lit the bottom of this fungus. Artist's Fungus,Europe,Ganoderma applanatum,Heeswijk,Macro,Netherlands,autumn Click/tap to enlarge

Artist's Fungus with exposed brown spores

Found in the Heeswijk-Dinther forest. I used a remote flash unit to lit the bottom of this fungus.

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''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.

Similar species: Polyporales
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded Oct 22, 2014. Captured Sep 7, 2014 15:13.
  • NIKON D800
  • f/4.0
  • 1/100s
  • ISO100
  • 105mm