Ganoderma applanatum  (6 Photos)

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 “Artist Conk” Saprotrophic and parasitic white rotter of hardwoods. A hard lumpy grayish-brown zoned woody perennial that adds a new layer of tubes yearly. Spore-bearing surface is white with small pores. Common on fallen dead logs.  Pore surface bruises brown. Used by artists for etching on pore surface.

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