Superregnum: Eukaryota
Ganoderma applanatum (Artist's Bracket, Artist's Conch, or Flacher Lackporling; syn. ) is a bracket fungus with a cosmopolitan distribution. The spore bodies are up to 30–40 centimetres (12–16 in) across, hard, woody-textured, and inedible; they are white at first but soon turn dark red-brown. It is a wood-decay fungus, using primarily dead heartwood, but also as a pathogen on live sapwood, particularly on older trees. It is a common cause of decay and death of beech and poplar, and less often of several other tree species, including alder, apple, elm, horse-chestnut, maple, oak, walnut, and willow. A peculiarity of this fungus lies in its ability to be as a drawing medium for artists. When the surface is rubbed or scratched with a sharp implement, it changes from light to dark brown, producing visible lines and shading. The Anne Frank tree in Amsterdam suffered rot from Ganoderma applanatum before it blew over in 2010. The midge, Agathomyia wankowiczii (Platypezidae) lays its eggs on the fruiting body of the fungus forming galls.[1] Medicinal mushrooms External links References ^ Brian Spooner; Peter Roberts (1 April 2005). Fungi. Collins. p. 126. ISBN 978-0-00-220152-0. Retrieved 31 January 2012. Phillips, D. H., & Burdekin, D. A. (1992). Diseases of Forest and Ornamental Trees. Macmillan. Source: Wikipedia, Wikispecies: All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License |
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