Lacquered Bracket - Ganoderma lucidum

Alternative names
Lingzhi mushroom
Reishi mushroom
Description

A large, variable, orange-red to almost black bracket, with a smooth shiny reddish stem.  The pores are white and rounded, and there are copious brown spores. 

Similar Species

other Ganoderma species. 

Identification difficulty
Recording advice

Photograph upper and lower fertile surface to show pores; note host plant and substrate. Identification by an expert from microscopic examination of a specimen is recommended before submission to NatureSpot. 

Habitat

Deciduous or coniferous wood, often at base of living trees

VC55 Status

Status in Leicestershire and Rutland not known.

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Species profile

Common names
Lacquered Bracket
Species group:
fungus
Kingdom:
Fungi
Order:
Polyporales
Family:
Polyporaceae
Records on NatureSpot:
0

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