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Western Varnished Conk, Ganoderma oregonense. The distinguishing feature of this fungus from the similar appearing fungus, the Red-belted Conk (Fomitopsis pinicola), is that the spore deposit of G. oregonense is rusty brown (visible on the Rubus ursinus leaf which is under the top left fungus) while the spore deposit of F. pinicola is white to light yellow. Canada,Ganoderma oregonense,Geotagged,Spring,Western Varnished Conk Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Western Varnished Conk, Ganoderma oregonense.

The distinguishing feature of this fungus from the similar appearing fungus, the Red-belted Conk (Fomitopsis pinicola), is that the spore deposit of G. oregonense is rusty brown (visible on the Rubus ursinus leaf which is under the top left fungus) while the spore deposit of F. pinicola is white to light yellow.

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    Ferdy Christant
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    Beautiful and thank you for the excellent info! Posted 6 years ago
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      gary fast
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      Thank you for sure! I am going to go back soon for another look. It would have been easy to just go along with a first glance but then another fungus that looks nearly exactly the same pops up when searching in the literature and on the internet. Good thing I’m retired! Gary Posted 6 years ago

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The Ganoderma oregonense

Ganoderma oregonense is a medium to large-sized polypore in the family Ganodermataceae. It is found on the wood of conifers in the Pacific Northwest and California.

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Similar species: Polyporales
Species identified by Christine Young
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Uploaded Jun 12, 2019. Captured Jun 12, 2019 09:01 in 448 Whaletown Rd, Whaletown, BC V0P 1Z0, Canada.
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