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Photo by SargonR
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Field Notes

Description:

Unknown species of shelf fungus spotted near Hossawa Fall in Tokyo Prefecture, Japan. This fungus was growing on a cherry tree.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (3)
mauna Kunzah
In all likelihood, this is also Ganoderma. Was just trying to narrow down to species-level. Sadly, the vast majority of Ganoderma can’t be identified without microscopy/DNA. Even then, their taxonomy is disputed!
mauna Kunzah
Was the fungus wet from rain or with a naturally smooth/shiny surface?
Liana
Looks like a great big piece of cake ha ha. Great spotting. Thank you for sharing :)

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Mushroom Mapping
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Biodiversity of Central Japan
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Wildlife of Japan From Tokyo to Nagasaki

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PublishedJuly 5, 2020

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