Wildflowers Found in Oregon

Artist's Conk Fungus

Ganoderma applanatum - Cap is 4- 24 in. across and fan or kidney shaped, slightly convex to hoof shaped. They can have zones, bumps, lines or cracks and are exceptionally hard especially after the first year. The cap is usually gray in the off season and brown in the summer when covered with spores. It can become several inches thick as it ages. The pores/tubes are white bruising to brown if touched or bruised. A new layer of pores from 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick is built each successive year. Stem usually not present broadly attached to the wood and quite difficult to remove. Flesh is very hard and brown or brown and white. Spores The spores are brown and tend to collect on the top of the cap in summer.