DShroomGuy Posted August 1, 2019 Report Share Posted August 1, 2019 I believe these to be a reishi or ganoderma of some sort but not sure of exact species. Are all ganoderma medicinal and or otherwise safe to tea? Not gonna but curious. What you think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve B Posted August 1, 2019 Report Share Posted August 1, 2019 This definitely looks like a Ganoderma species and one of the species that is commonly known as Reishi. Do you know what kind of tree that is? Could it be a hemlock? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DShroomGuy Posted August 1, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2019 I'm here in the North FL panhandle if that helps. It's not a conifer like tree in any way. My buddy says the tree is what he's calls white oak and it does have leaves similar to some types of oak. I don't think it is an oak at all though. Here's some leaves off the tree. Most leaves are green but in the height of summer it has red leaves scattered around in the foliage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DShroomGuy Posted August 1, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2019 Branch of the tree Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted August 2, 2019 Report Share Posted August 2, 2019 The tree is not an oak. The mushroom is probably Ganoderma. There are a few other genera of polypore that resemble "Varnished Ganoderma" (Reishi) that grow in tropical/subtropical climates. Up here in PA we get a Ganoderma sessile, which has a growth pattern similar to this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DShroomGuy Posted August 2, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2019 Definitely agreed it's not an oak tree. Not sure what tree it was but was growing not far from the edge of a swamp. In the realm of true oaks, cypress, hickory etc. Looks like a ganoderma for sure but I wanted to leave it alone and not rip it off for a pic of the underside. Maybe I can make it back before the mushroom is too old. There was another bracket fungi that looked awesome on another tree. Wish I could have got a pic of that but alass I did not... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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