Maryland Biodiversity Project - Varnished Shelf (Ganoderma tsugae)

Varnished Shelf Ganoderma tsugae Murrill

Synonyms: Polyporus tsugae.

Kingdom Fungi > Phylum Basidiomycota > Class Agaricomycetes > Order Polyporales > Family Polyporaceae > Genus Ganoderma Varnished Shelf - Ganoderma tsugae - https://www.marylandbiodiversity.com/view/14382

Status:

Found solitary or in groups on decaying conifers.

Description:

Brownish-red to mahogany near center or overall; yellow-orange outward; light near margin. Surface appears lacquered, concentrically zoned, with shallow furrows. Fan or kidney-shaped. Pores: White or cream, brown in age or when bruised. Stalk: Typically lateral, may be absent or off-center, brown/red, shiny. Similar-appearing G. lucidum grows on rotting hardwoods (J. Solem, pers. comm.).

Relationships:

Relies on decaying conifers.

Records:

There are 29 records in the project database.

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A Varnished Shelf in Garrett Co., Maryland (6/11/2017). Verified by Jo Solem. (Photo ID: 79816 - Psn: 24)

A Varnished Shelf in Garrett Co., Maryland (6/11/2017). Verified by Jo Solem. Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

Varnished Shelf in Howard Co., Maryland (7/11/2008). (Photo ID: 11861 - Psn: 30)

Varnished Shelf in Howard Co., Maryland (7/11/2008). Photo by Sue Earp. (MBP list)

Varnished Shelf in Howard Co., Maryland (6/8/2020). (c) Virginia, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 297160 - Psn: 45)

Varnished Shelf in Howard Co., Maryland (6/8/2020). (c) Virginia, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Virginia via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Varnished Shelf in Garrett Co., Maryland (6/6/2020). (c) dmkidwell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA). (Photo ID: 176414 - Psn: 65)

Varnished Shelf in Garrett Co., Maryland (6/6/2020). (c) dmkidwell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA). Photo by dmkidwell via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Varnished Shelf in Baltimore Co., Maryland (6/1/2020). (c) dangitmimi, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 207609 - Psn: 78)

Varnished Shelf in Baltimore Co., Maryland (6/1/2020). (c) dangitmimi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by dangitmimi via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Varnished Shelf in Frederick Co., Maryland (5/30/2020). (c) dangitmimi, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 296210 - Psn: 200)

Varnished Shelf in Frederick Co., Maryland (5/30/2020). (c) dangitmimi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by dangitmimi via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Varnished Shelf in Garrett Co., Maryland (6/20/2020). (c) wschenck, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 300521 - Psn: 200)

Varnished Shelf in Garrett Co., Maryland (6/20/2020). (c) wschenck, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by wschenck via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Varnished Shelf in Baltimore Co., Maryland (6/12/2020). (c) apistopanchax, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 300528 - Psn: 200)

Varnished Shelf in Baltimore Co., Maryland (6/12/2020). (c) apistopanchax, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Josh Emm. (MBP list)

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