Ganoderma applanatum

[elicokiz]

Can anyone shed light onto this bracket being the only common Genus of bracket fungi whose surface turns brown when scrached with your finger nail? Or are their others

Dave

[David Humphries]

Don't quite understand you here Dave.

 

Are you referring to the white pore surface underneath?

 

Any shots?

 

 

 

 

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[elicokiz]

Don't quite understand you here Dave.

 

Are you referring to the white pore surface underneath?

 

Any shots?

 

 

 

 

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Hi David

I remember being shown to scrach the upper surface of young fruiting bodies (which i was told where Gano) as an aid to id, is this one of those incorrect assumtions i have carried around for years???

regards

Dave

[David Humphries]

Hi David

I remember being shown to scrach the upper surface of young fruiting bodies (which i was told where Gano) as an aid to id, is this one of those incorrect assumtions i have carried around for years???

regards

Dave

 

The perrenial bracket of Ganoderma pfeifferi can be scratched (on the top surface). This bracket is commonly known as the bees wax bracket, due to the residue of the scratch looking like bees wax. (shot below)

 

You can scratch the white pore layer (underside) of Ganoderma applantaum hence its common name of Artists bracket.

 

 

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[David Humphries]

I remember being shown to scrach the upper surface of young fruiting bodies (which i was told where Gano) as an aid to id, is this one of those incorrect assumtions i have carried around for years???

regards

Dave

 

Its been written by various sources that you can depress the surface of G . applanatum and it will crack, unlike G. adspersum/australe.

 

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[elicokiz]

Its been written by various sources that you can depress the surface of G . applanatum and it will crack, unlike G. adspersum/australe.

 

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thanks for you replys David i will try to get some pictures asap

Dave:thumbup1:

[Baxter]

What sources would these be regarding the surface cracking? Id be interested in having a look.

Thanks

[elicokiz]

managed to get a picture at last, its pretty obvious to me now my mistake. The fungi was newly emerged when it was scrached and like other species in this stage of development would appear white and be easily marked. thanks David for posting your pictures and allowing me to get rid of that false assumption.

 

regards

Dave