Lacquered Bracket - Ganoderma lucidum
Reishi mushroom
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.
other Ganoderma species.
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.
Deciduous or coniferous wood, often at base of living trees
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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