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Golden Reishi Mushroom

Ganoderma curtisii

Photo by momsavang
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32.6764, -84.9023

Field Notes

Habitat:

Red protruding mushroom head, no gills. Looks like pores. Stiff/foamy stalk. Found in woody mulch

Notes:

West central ga

Species ID Suggestions

Golden Reishi

Ganoderma curtisii

Comments (5)

Thank you for that confirmation Flown the Loop
It's more or less a guess and I could very well be wrong ofcourse, momsavang :) Though the overall look with stem and lacquered appearance reminded me of the lacquered bracket plus I read that there are recordings of Ganoderma lucidum in North America (most likely introduced). https://eol.org/pages/1030204/maps Your spotting could also be a different species of Ganoderma, perhaps Ganoderma curtsii https://www.mushroomexpert.com/ganoderma_curtisii.html But I guess, like with most species of fungus, you'll need a microscopic analysis to be certain.
Thank you @Jae! I had help from a GA mushrooming site, though they didn't mention the Ganoderma lucidum (they gave me a diff species). I didn't know Reishi grew around here. :)
Great find and I think you're right, momsavang. Your spotting looks a lot like the lacquered bracket (Ganoderma lucidum).

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