Species details
Artist's conk
Ganoderma applanatum
Inedible
Photo: Pieria · Public Domain · Photo source · License
Description
A large perennial brown bracket with a white pore surface that bruises brown when touched.
Identification features
The pore surface can be 'drawn' on because pressure leaves permanent dark marks.
Identification checklist
Check the entire fruitbody for identification. A large perennial brown bracket with a white pore surface that bruises brown when touched. The pore surface can be 'drawn' on because pressure leaves permanent dark marks. Typical habitat: On stumps and trunks of many hardwoods in parks and woodland.
How to separate similar species
Compare especially with these similar species: Fomes fomentarius, Ganoderma australe. Check the combination of cap shape and colour, spore-bearing surface, stem, flesh changes and habitat. A single feature or photograph is not enough; if the key characters do not match the description, do not treat the identification as confirmed.
Habitat
On stumps and trunks of many hardwoods in parks and woodland.
Fruiting period
January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December
Similar species
- Tinder fungus (Fomes fomentarius)
- Ganoderma australe