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Helicoides
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Ganoderma ID - Northern California
#18986181 - 10/16/13 01:29 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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Took a trip out in the forest today and found some really nice Ganoderma sp. and what I think is Fomitopsis pinicola. Not sure of the species of Ganoderma though - some help would be appreciated. All are in northern California in the Redwood forest.
These were all found growing on the same tree (Western Hemlock). The conk in the first two pictures was found a bit higher up on the tree. Not sure what this one is.
 
The next two were at the base of the tree, I assume the conk on the left is Fomitopsis pinicola. In the next picture you can see the scratch on the under surface of both conks, the Fomitopsis(?) bruises white, whereas the one on the right bruises brown. Assuming this is Ganoderma sp., not sure which.
 
These were also growing on the same tree near the base - clearly Ganoderma, either G. oregonense or tsugae I assume? Pores were 1mm across at the very largest. The last one was a monster, about 19".
    
Then lastly this was found on a nearby tree. Again, not sure which Ganoderma sp. Pore size very similar to the above.
  
Any help would be most appreciated!
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jbiddy
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Re: Ganoderma ID - Northern California [Re: Helicoides]
#18986814 - 10/16/13 03:58 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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The last one looks like Ganoderma oregonense. It's pretty common for them to be "dusty" with their own spores. When you wipe some away it gives it that nice varnished look. They get very, very big. Amazing mushroom when it comes to medicine.
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RiverDweller1



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Re: Ganoderma ID - Northern California [Re: jbiddy]
#18986828 - 10/16/13 04:01 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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your second polypore is Ganoderma applanatum.
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RiverDweller1



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Re: Ganoderma ID - Northern California [Re: RiverDweller1]
#18986929 - 10/16/13 04:20 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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I think your first set of polypores and the one that bruises white next to the G. applanatum might be Heterobasidion annosum
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Helicoides
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Re: Ganoderma ID - Northern California [Re: RiverDweller1]
#18987107 - 10/16/13 04:59 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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Thank you both - and RiverDweller, do you agree on G. oregonense for the latter pictures? Is there an easy way to distinguish between oregonense and tsugae?
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RiverDweller1



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Re: Ganoderma ID - Northern California [Re: Helicoides]
#18987133 - 10/16/13 05:07 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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I suppose the only way to tell the two apart is the pore size. To tell the truth, I don't think there's a difference.
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fry day


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Re: Ganoderma ID - Northern California [Re: RiverDweller1]
#18987947 - 10/16/13 08:01 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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Compare the cowpie or stack-o-pancakes conks to Fomes fomentarius. Definitely not F. pinicola in my opinion - no red belt (unless there's something there we can't see because of spore coating) and the stack is something I've not seen like that.
If each layer in the stack is a year, then that conk on the right looks like it's 11 or so...
OOOh, I know where I've seen that kinda stack before -

kinda... LOL
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Re: Ganoderma ID - Northern California [Re: fry day]
#18988215 - 10/16/13 08:54 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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the stacked brown Ganoderma is most likely Ganoderma brownii. It is fairly common along the coast here in California.
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