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Ganoderma applanatum I believe this to be Artist&#039;s Conk, showing unusual growth on differing planes, once the tree had died and fallen over. <br /> Please advise if ID is incorrect. Artist's Fungus,Fall,Fungi,Ganoderma applanatum,Ganodermataceae,Geotagged,Polyporales,United States,artist's conk,bear bread,bracket fungus,pennsylvania Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Ganoderma applanatum

I believe this to be Artist's Conk, showing unusual growth on differing planes, once the tree had died and fallen over.
Please advise if ID is incorrect.

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  1. View Flown Kimmerling's profile
    Flown Kimmerling
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    Gorgeous display of gravitropism! Posted 6 years ago
    1. View Ruth Spigelman's profile
      Ruth Spigelman
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      A new term for me, with thanks Lisa. Posted 6 years ago
  3. View Stephen Philips's profile
    Stephen Philips
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    Beautiful!
     Posted 6 years ago
    1. View Ruth Spigelman's profile
      Ruth Spigelman
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      Glad you enjoyed Stephen and thank you. Posted 6 years ago
  5. View Christine Young's profile
    Christine Young
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    That’s really cool! Posted 6 years ago
    1. View Ruth Spigelman's profile
      Ruth Spigelman
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      Makes for a very cool effect doesn't it Christine. Thank you :) Posted 6 years ago
      1. View Christine Young's profile
        Christine Young
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        It really does! So unusual! Posted 6 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 Ruth Spigelman
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By Ruth Spigelman

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Uploaded May 6, 2019. Captured Oct 11, 2015 13:01 in Evergreen Dr, Smithton, PA 15479, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 60D
  • f/4.0
  • 1/64s
  • ISO400
  • 100mm
Captured in the fall. More fall photos.