wny_forager Posted September 14, 2021 Report Share Posted September 14, 2021 Hi there! Found these all near each other in an area of our mixed forest with a ton of downed trees, branches, rotting logs, etc. #1 was by itself, #2 and #3 were on the same log It was raining so I’m unsure if the shiny surface is naturally slick or just wet. Just a few feet away from these was a stump with 3 big rotten, grubby possible reishis — too advanced decay for me to positively identify. But they were deep maroon on top w the typical fan sprouting off a thick stem shelf-shape. Western New York — long cold winters, HUMID summers — pine, oak, hemlock, maple, beech, ash, spruce, birch — thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted September 15, 2021 Report Share Posted September 15, 2021 Seeing the polypore sectioned may help. Does the pore surface bruise? That is, if you scratch the pore surface does the color change? Possibly to dark brown? I think the shiny one may be Ganoderma sessile and the other one G. applanatum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wny_forager Posted September 15, 2021 Author Report Share Posted September 15, 2021 6 hours ago, Dave W said: Seeing the polypore sectioned may help. Does the pore surface bruise? That is, if you scratch the pore surface does the color change? Possibly to dark brown? I think the shiny one may be Ganoderma sessile and the other one G. applanatum. You know what, I didn’t even try to scratch them — will check back later on the growth in a few days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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