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Do You Recognize This Bracket Fungus??
I'm merely guessing these are Ganoderma lucidum bracket fungus, but
they're not as shiny on top as G lucidum would usually be, & I can't see that they are particularly stemmed underneath but are more purely shelf-like. So I am probably guessing in entirely the wrong direction, having very little knowledge of fungi. Anyhoo, here are two pictures of them growing on the side of a rotting fireplace round: http://www.paghat.com/images/bracketfungus1_feb.jpg http://www.paghat.com/images/bracketfungus2_feb.jpg They're only about two inches or two & a half inches wide, quite thin, & strongly striped. They growing native here on west side of Puget Sound geographically near the rain forest. The decaying round they're growing on is fir. I'd settle for being sure of the genus, but if anyone can judge the species from just photos, great. I'm going to preserve this spot as-is so that the brackets continue to grow. I think they're gorgeous. -paghat the ratgirl -- "Of what are you afraid, my child?" inquired the kindly teacher. "Oh, sir! The flowers, they are wild," replied the timid creature. -from Peter Newell's "Wild Flowers" See the Garden of Paghat the Ratgirl: http://www.paghat.com/ |
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Do You Recognize This Bracket Fungus??
paghat wrote in message ... They're only about two inches or two & a half inches wide, quite thin, & strongly striped. They growing native here on west side of Puget Sound geographically near the rain forest. The decaying round they're growing on is fir. I'd settle for being sure of the genus, but if anyone can judge the species from just photos, great. Look like Many Zoned Polypore (Trametes versicolor) to me. Very common fungus perhaps the most common fungus, in the uk anyway. Very variable too but always with the characteristic zones on top, hence the name. Some people believe it has medicinal value, strengthening the immune system when made into a tea. Don't go making a tea with it though because I might be wrong and it may be poisonous! I'm going to preserve this spot as-is so that the brackets continue to grow. I think they're gorgeous. Yes they are nice aren't they. I found some last year which had blue zones on it which you can just about see in this picture I took. http://website.lineone.net/~treelike/0844.h5.jpg |
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Do You Recognize This Bracket Fungus??
In article , "treelike"
wrote: paghat wrote in message ... They're only about two inches or two & a half inches wide, quite thin, & strongly striped. They growing native here on west side of Puget Sound geographically near the rain forest. The decaying round they're growing on is fir. I'd settle for being sure of the genus, but if anyone can judge the species from just photos, great. Look like Many Zoned Polypore (Trametes versicolor) to me. Very common fungus perhaps the most common fungus, in the uk anyway. Very variable too but always with the characteristic zones on top, hence the name. Some people believe it has medicinal value, strengthening the immune system when made into a tea. Don't go making a tea with it though because I might be wrong and it may be poisonous! I'm going to preserve this spot as-is so that the brackets continue to grow. I think they're gorgeous. Yes they are nice aren't they. I found some last year which had blue zones on it which you can just about see in this picture I took. http://website.lineone.net/~treelike/0844.h5.jpg Thanks! That certainly seems to be it. -paghat -- "Of what are you afraid, my child?" inquired the kindly teacher. "Oh, sir! The flowers, they are wild," replied the timid creature. -from Peter Newell's "Wild Flowers" See the Garden of Paghat the Ratgirl: http://www.paghat.com/ |
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Do You Recognize This Bracket Fungus??
"treelike" wrote in message ...
paghat wrote in message ... They're only about two inches or two & a half inches wide, quite thin, & strongly striped. They growing native here on west side of Puget Sound geographically near the rain forest. The decaying round they're growing on is fir. I'd settle for being sure of the genus, but if anyone can judge the species from just photos, great. Look like Many Zoned Polypore (Trametes versicolor) to me. Very common fungus perhaps the most common fungus, in the uk anyway. Very variable too but always with the characteristic zones on top, hence the name. Some people believe it has medicinal value, strengthening the immune system when made into a tea. Don't go making a tea with it though because I might be wrong and it may be poisonous! Trametes versicolor is among the most sought after of Chinese medicinal mushrooms. I believe David Aurora, speaking to the Oregon Mycological Society several years ago, noted it was the first mushroom to sell-out at Chinese farmer's markets wherever he went. In Benjamin's "Mushrooms: Poisons and Panaceas", Dr. Benjamin notes that anti-cancer properties for this fungus has been claimed, then gives 10 medical citations. The mushroom is typically chewed like gum, not really eaten per se. While it is thought to strengthen the immune system, the major use is as a pain killer. The Chinese use it like aspirin. I have heard it is considered among the safest of Chinese medicinal "herbs", which may not always help in alleviating the illness, but never _harms_. Daniel B. Wheeler www.oregonwhitetruffles.com |
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