Southern Bracket - Ganoderma australe
Description
A large bracket varying in colour from ochre, through reddish to dark brown. The underside is white. Great care is needed when identifying this species (see below). Spores ovoid, twin-walled, truncate at the apex, 8-13 x 5.5-9µm.
Similar Species
Artist’s Fungus Ganoderma applanatum is very similar though less common, and the two are impossible to identify with certainty without microscopic examination of spores.
Identification difficulty

Habitat
On trunks of living deciduous trees causing serious heart-rot.
When to see it
All year
UK Status
Very common and widespread in Britain
VC55 Status
Fairly common in Leicestershire and Rutland.
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Yellow squares = NBN records (all known data)
Coloured circles = NatureSpot records: 2020+ | 2015-2019 | pre-2015