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Bracket Fungi (Pored Fungi): Ganoderma spp
Additional Information: Courtesy of Damon Ramsey Bracket and shelf fungus
The name Polypores is often used
for a group that includes many of the hard or leathery fungi, which often lack a
stem, growing straight out of wood. Their hardness means they are very resilient
and can live for quite a long time, with many species even developing beautiful
multi-coloured circles of colour that are actually annual growth rings. The
group includes many different shapes and forms that are common in the tropical
forests, including the hard 'cup fungi' and the 'shell', 'plate' and 'bracket'
fungus commonly found growing off logs and still standing dead trees. These
often grow in semi-circular shapes, looking like shelving growing out of trees.
One of the more common ones, Ganoderma spp, can grow large thick shelves
that may contribute to the death of the tree, and then feed off the wood for
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