| ID = 6275 | © J R Crellin 2008 | |
| Ganoderma sp. | 07 July 2008 | |
| Wild-growing plants and fungi of the British Isles | Near Lawers, Loch Tay. Growing on a very old, and not quite dead, Rowan. Jerry Ross provided the species ID - I had got as far as the genus (and not too sure of myself at that…) But Neil Mahler ((neilmahler)) says: It is not possible to correctly ID a Ganoderma australe from applanatum by appearances alone, nor indeed by the presence of any nipple galls (which do occur on both - confirmed during BMS foray to Suffolk 2009) A vertical section must be cut out and scrutinised or else simply check the spore size under a microscope. In general, G. applanatum tend to be thinner, but it can be the other way around with australe being thinner. |
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| Photo: J R Crellin |