An old, snow dusted Artist's Conk mushroom, Ganoderma applanatum, growing on a cottonwood stump, in Troy, Montana.

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An old, snow dusted Artist's Conk mushroom, Ganoderma applanatum, growing on a cottonwood stump, in Troy, Montana. Common names for G. applanatum include, artist's bracket mushroom, artist's conk fungus, and bear bread fungus. Past scientific synonyms include Boletus applanatus, Elfvingia applanata, Fomes applanatus, Fomes vegetus, Ganoderme aplani, Ganoderma lipsiense, Polyporus applanatus, and Polyporus vegetus. Ganoderma applanatum Kingdom: Fungi Division: Basidiomycota Class: Agaricomycetes Order: Polyporales Family: Ganodermataceae Genus: Ganoderma Species: G. applanatum

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Size: 3200px × 4130px
Location: Troy, Montana, USA
Photo credit: © Imago Boleti / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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