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artist's bracket

Ganoderma applanatum

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Washington.January 63, February 55, March 63, April 83, May 105, June 80, July 81, August 72, September 70, October 92, November 51, December 58.
United States36,096
Canada6,617
Washington2,599
Ontario2,593
British Columbia2,407
Russia1,698
Oregon1,274
New York1,238
Michigan1,134
Minnesota1,099

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

  • Human edibleListed as edible by a harvested source. This is a research trait, not foraging advice.FungiTastic metadata
  • Shelf fungus formDescends from a fungal lineage whose members are commonly shelf or bracket fungi.Inferred from its group
  • Grows on woodDescends from a fungal lineage whose members commonly grow on wood.Inferred from its group
  • Saprotrophic fungusDescends from a fungal lineage whose members commonly decompose dead organic matter.Inferred from its group

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Classification

KingdomFungi Including Lichens · Fungi
PhylumBasidiomycete Fungi · Basidiomycota
ClassMushrooms, Bracket Fungi, Puffballs, and Allies · Agaricomycetes
OrderShelf Fungi · Polyporales
FamilyBracket Fungi · Polyporaceae
GenusArtist's Brackets, Reishi, and Allies · Ganoderma

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