Ganoderma oregonense

Ganoderma oregonense
Jefferson County, Washington, 2023
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Polyporales
Family: Ganodermataceae
Genus: Ganoderma
Species:
G. oregonense
Binomial name
Ganoderma oregonense
Murrill, 1908

Ganoderma oregonense (also known as the west-coast reishi, western varnished conk, lacquer fungus, and American ling-chi) is a species of polypore (bracket fungus) native to the northwestern coastal regions of North America. It is a wood-decay fungus that infects conifers, causing white rot of the root and butt of the infected tree.

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