When: 2009-06-20
Collection location: Rodman’s Hollow, Block Island, Rhode Island, USA [Click for map]
Who: mycomancer
Notes:
Habitat: Injury site on tree in woods
Gills: Pure white pores
Stipe: N/A; polypore
Base: Shelf direct to tree
Spore Print: No usable print
Bruising: Smoky gray to black on pore surface
Cap: Layered concentric grays, 125mm x 85mm
Location: Rodman’s Hollow, Block Island, Rhode Island
Scent: Strong mushroomy
Habit: Singular
Notes: Possible I.D. is the Artist’s Conk (Ganoderma applanatum) I arrived at this name using the field guide “Mushrooms of Northeast North America”, by George Barron
[admin – Sat Aug 14 02:05:20 +0000 2010]: Changed location name from ’Rodman’s Hollow, Block Island, Rhode Island’ to ’Rodman’s Hollow, Block Island, Rhode Island, USA’
About Ganoderma applanatum (Pers.) Pat.
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Draft For 2008/2009 Eol University Species Pages Initiative By Kayla Simonson (Private)
Draft For Wild Mushrooms Of The Northeastern United States By Erlon Bailey (Private)
Draft For Polypore Project By Chaelthomas (Private)
Draft For Macrofungi Of The Pacific Northwest By Chaelthomas (Private)
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