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Hemlock Varnish-Shelf

Ganoderma tsugae

Photo by maggiebuford
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39.4969, -74.5344

Field Notes

Habitat:

Wetland all along stream across from atlantic white cedars

Species ID Suggestions

Hemlock Varnish-Shelf

Ganoderma tsugae
gully.moy
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Comments (2)
maggiebuford
Thanks! It definitely looks like what I saw out there today!
gully.moy
I'm not used to identifying brackets, a little research tells me that G. tsugae is common in Eastern North America and is partial to conifers. Based on this and it's appearance I would say it is a very likely candidate.
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PublishedMarch 19, 2013

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