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Shelf Fungus

Photo by SargonR
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Description:

Unknown shelf fungus species growing inside a decomposing log on the Radar Hill ridge, Fort Shafter, Oahu, Hawaii. Need an assist from a fungi expert to identify this one!

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (3)
SargonR
The tree the fungus is growing on is a casuarina, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casuarina
Mark Ridgway
Ganoderma is also an option.. I know some palms are vulnerable. Timber type?
Mark Ridgway
This one looks like a Fomitopsis species to me but we'd need to see the under surface looking for colour and pore shape and size. Fomitopsis pinicola looks a good candidate but there may be others in O'ahu.

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Achilles Tang
O'ahu, Hawai'i
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National Geographic's Great Nature Project

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PublishedApril 30, 2014

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