This month's fungus is Ganoderma applanatum,the artist's conk ... But let's get back to Ganoderma applanatum -- why is it called the artist's conk? The conk to the right, drawn on by Nancy Korslin of the Wisconsin Mycological Society, shows why. When you scratch the white pores of the fruiting body, the white rubs away...
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Artist's conk is exceptionally common in Maine growing on older sugar maples and many other hardwood trees usually persisting for years. When they are picked the interior reveals layers of pores that are like rings on a tree in describing age.
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Artist's Conk ... Artist's Conk is a large polypore, also called a "shelf mushroom." Polypores are wide and flat, and they usually grow on tree trunks or on the sides of stumps and fallen logs. ... Artist's Conk can grow up to 20 inches wide. They have a woody feel and are rough and horny. Usually, they are fairly flat,
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Common Name: Artist's Conk ... Interesting Fact: This fungi is call the Artist's Conk because a picture can be drawn on the white pores of the fungus and, because when the pores are touched they turn brown, when the fungus drys the picture will remain.
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Image of artist's conk, Ganoderma applanatum (Polyporales: Ganodermataceae); Fruiting Bodies;. Picture was taken by USDA Forest Service Archive, USDA Forest Service. Photo is available in five resolutions. ... Forestry Images: Forest Health, Natural Resources & Silviculture Images ... Join / Sign in...
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Artist's Conk Ganoderma applanatum is so called because its underside can be used as a surface to draw on. When pressed with a drawing implement the surface bruises and the lines remain permanently etched on the white background.
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The artist’s conk fungus commonly occurs throughout hardwood stands in southern Ontario, affecting a wide variety of hosts. It is capable of causing decay in both living and dead trees. The large, semicircular, bracket-like conks produce prolific numbers of spores each summer. ... Artist's conk fruiting bodies...
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