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Wood Decay Fungi of Living Trees
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Ganoderma sessile
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Fungus Host: Hardwood
Seasonal Growth: Annual
Shape and Texture: Tough or leathery
Fruiting Location #1: Ground-root
Fruiting Location #2: Buttress roots or base-butt
Hymenium: Pores
Thickness: Thick 2 inches or more
Stem: Absent
Urban Commonality Rating: Very common
Common Hosts #1: Maple
Common Hosts #2: Honeylocust
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1. Habit on a pignut hickory
Ganoderma sessile
2. Low vigor hickory from photograph 1
Ganoderma sessile
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Ganoderma sessile
4. G. sessile fruiting on a root at a distance from the trunk of a maple
Ganoderma sessile
5. Section through context
Ganoderma sessile
6. pore surface
Ganoderma sessile
7. Habit developing conks
Ganoderma sessile
7I. Habit fully developed
Ganoderma sessile
8. Larger flattend on honeylocust
Ganoderma sessile
9. Faded mahogeny color follwing spring
Ganoderma sessile
10. Conks on failed hickory
Ganoderma sessile
11. Inset failed hickory on house
Ganoderma sessile
12. Common fruiting after tree removal
Ganoderma sessile