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Hemlock Varnish Shelf - Ganoderma tsugae Large, fan-shaped shelf fungus with a shiny, varnished surface that looks like it has different, lumpy zones. White pores and flesh. 15 cm wide. This was a young specimen.<br /> <br /> This is a type of reishi mushroom, which are considered to have medicinal properties. They have a long history of use in Chinese medicine. Reishi mushrooms can also be used to make tea and dye wool and other fabrics.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Growing on trees in a mixed forest.<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/68117/hemlock_varnish_shelf_-_ganoderma_tsugae.html" title="Hemlock Varnish Shelf - Ganoderma tsugae"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/68117_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=mAxl8oCJt9vC4%2FBtBXolq5KdgWE%3D" width="200" height="136" alt="Hemlock Varnish Shelf - Ganoderma tsugae Large, fan-shaped shelf fungus with a shiny, varnished surface that looks like it has different, lumpy zones. White pores and flesh. 15 cm wide. This was a young specimen.<br /> <br /> This is a type of reishi mushroom, which are considered to have medicinal properties. They have a long history of use in Chinese medicine. Reishi mushrooms can also be used to make tea and dye wool and other fabrics.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Growing on trees in a mixed forest.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/68115/hemlock_varnish_shelf_-_ganoderma_tsugae.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/68116/hemlock_varnish_shelf_-_ganoderma_tsugae.html Ganoderma tsugae,Geotagged,Hemlock varnish shelf,Spring,United States,fungus,ganoderma,mushroom" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/68116/hemlock_varnish_shelf_-_ganoderma_tsugae.html" title="Hemlock Varnish Shelf - Ganoderma tsugae"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/68116_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=xIKf1anue5is7NaKpgePwouiQY0%3D" width="200" height="138" alt="Hemlock Varnish Shelf - Ganoderma tsugae Large, fan-shaped shelf fungus with a shiny, varnished surface that looks like it has different, lumpy zones. White pores and flesh. 15 cm wide. This was a young specimen.<br /> <br /> This is a type of reishi mushroom, which are considered to have medicinal properties. They have a long history of use in Chinese medicine. Reishi mushrooms can also be used to make tea and dye wool and other fabrics.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Growing on trees in a mixed forest.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/68115/hemlock_varnish_shelf_-_ganoderma_tsugae.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/68117/hemlock_varnish_shelf_-_ganoderma_tsugae.html Ganoderma tsugae,Geotagged,Hemlock varnish shelf,Spring,United States,fungus,ganoderma,mushroom" /></a></figure> Ganoderma,Ganoderma tsugae,Geotagged,Hemlock varnish shelf,Spring,United States,fungus,mushroom Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Hemlock Varnish Shelf - Ganoderma tsugae

Large, fan-shaped shelf fungus with a shiny, varnished surface that looks like it has different, lumpy zones. White pores and flesh. 15 cm wide. This was a young specimen.

This is a type of reishi mushroom, which are considered to have medicinal properties. They have a long history of use in Chinese medicine. Reishi mushrooms can also be used to make tea and dye wool and other fabrics.

Habitat: Growing on trees in a mixed forest.

Hemlock Varnish Shelf - Ganoderma tsugae Large, fan-shaped shelf fungus with a shiny, varnished surface that looks like it has different, lumpy zones. White pores and flesh. 15 cm wide. This was a young specimen.<br /> <br /> This is a type of reishi mushroom, which are considered to have medicinal properties. They have a long history of use in Chinese medicine. Reishi mushrooms can also be used to make tea and dye wool and other fabrics.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Growing on trees in a mixed forest.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/68115/hemlock_varnish_shelf_-_ganoderma_tsugae.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/68116/hemlock_varnish_shelf_-_ganoderma_tsugae.html Ganoderma tsugae,Geotagged,Hemlock varnish shelf,Spring,United States,fungus,ganoderma,mushroom

Hemlock Varnish Shelf - Ganoderma tsugae Large, fan-shaped shelf fungus with a shiny, varnished surface that looks like it has different, lumpy zones. White pores and flesh. 15 cm wide. This was a young specimen.<br /> <br /> This is a type of reishi mushroom, which are considered to have medicinal properties. They have a long history of use in Chinese medicine. Reishi mushrooms can also be used to make tea and dye wool and other fabrics.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Growing on trees in a mixed forest.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/68115/hemlock_varnish_shelf_-_ganoderma_tsugae.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/68117/hemlock_varnish_shelf_-_ganoderma_tsugae.html Ganoderma tsugae,Geotagged,Hemlock varnish shelf,Spring,United States,fungus,ganoderma,mushroom

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The Hemlock varnish shelf

''Ganoderma tsugae'', also known as Hemlock varnish shelf, is a flat polypore mushroom of the genus ''Ganoderma''. In contrast to ''Ganoderma lucidum'', to which it is closely related and which it closely resembles, ''G. tsugae'' tends to grow on conifers, especially hemlocks. Like ''G. lucidum'', ''G. tsugae'' is said to have medicinal properties.

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Uploaded Oct 22, 2018. Captured May 20, 2017 10:56 in 37 N Canton Rd, Barkhamsted, CT 06063, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 60D
  • f/2.8
  • 1/128s
  • ISO160
  • 100mm

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