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).
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.
David NichollsGilroes Cemetery10 October 2012
Steve MathersRiver Wreake Melton08 September 2016 Ganoderma australe (Southern Bracket) Granitethorpe (taken 31.8.2006).JPG)
Graham CalowGranitethorpe Quarry, Sapcote31 August 2006
Steve MathersRiver Wreake Melton08 September 2016
hughes.s16@sky.comStapleford Park14 June 2020
 Ganoderma australe (Southern Bracket) Granitethorpe (taken 31.8.2006).JPG)
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Alan SemperHolwell Fred Laurie Walk Nature Reserve18 November 2016
Alan SemperHolwell Nature Reserve03 February 2016
Graham CalowWestern Park, Leicester14 June 2014
David NichollsGilroes Cemetery10 October 2012
Alan SemperBarnsdale Gardens20 December 2016
Alan SemperBarnsdale Gardens20 December 2016
Alan SemperHolwell Nature Reserve03 February 2016
Saharima RoenischBeacon Hill Country Park16 August 2018
