Ganoderma adspersum (Schulzer) Donk
(Southern Bracket)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesGanoderma adspersum (Southern Bracket)
GenusGanoderma (a genus of bracket fungi)
FamilyGANODERMATACEAE (a family of bracket fungi)
OrderPOLYPORALES (polypores)
SubclassAGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
ClassAGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
SubphylumAGARICOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Ganoderma adspersum (Southern Bracket) :
1: Ganoderma adspersum (Southern Bracket)
8 Nov 2014 OSGR: SU20 50° 50’ N, 1° 40’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
large, several-years’-old brackets on old Beech stump
Image 1: Brackets - dry - front viewImage 2: Brackets - dry - right side viewImage 3: Brackets - underside viewImage 4: Brackets - wet - front viewImage 5: Brackets - wet - left side viewImage 6: Brackets - wet - right side viewImage 7: Spores - magnifiedImage 8: Spores - magnified (2)Image 9: Spores - magnified (3)Image 10: Spores - highly magnifiedImage 11: Spores - highly magnified (2)Image 12: Spores - optical section - highly magnifiedImage 13: Spores - optical section - highly magnified (2)Image 14: Spores - surface ornamentation - highly magnifiedImage 15: Spores - surface ornamentation - highly magnified (2)
2: Ganoderma adspersum (Southern Bracket)
17 Jul 2013 OSGR: SY68 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
on old beech stump
Image 1: Bracket - close-upImage 2: Bracket - close-up (2)Image 3: Bracket - close-up (3)Image 4: Brackets on stumpImage 5: Brackets on stump (2)Image 6: Spores - magnifiedImage 7: Spores - magnified (2)Image 8: Spores - highly magnifiedImage 9: Spores - highly magnified (2)Image 10: Spores - highly magnified (3)Image 11: Spores - highly magnified (4)Image 12: Spores - highly magnified (5)
3: Ganoderma adspersum (Southern Bracket)
17 Oct 2004 OSGR: TF40 52° 40’ N, 0° 10’ E Vice County: Cambs (VC 29) England
on dead cut Apple stump
Image 1: Edge view - in situImage 2: RSImage 3: top surface - in situImage 4: top surface - in situ (2)Image 5: Under surface - in situImage 6: Pores - enlargedImage 7: Pores - enlarged (2)Image 8: Infection? - spores - magnifiedImage 9: Infection? - spores - magnified (2)Image 10: Infection? - spores - highly magnifiedImage 11: Spores - magnifiedImage 12: Spores - highly magnified
4: Ganoderma adspersum (Southern Bracket)
17 Oct 2004 OSGR: TF40 52° 40’ N, 0° 10’ E Vice County: Cambs (VC 29) England
Thin-edged fruitbody on dead ?Prunus stump
Image 1: Edge view - in situImage 2: Edge view - in situ - close-upImage 3: Oblique view - in situImage 4: RSImage 5: Top surface - in situImage 6: Top surface - in situ - close-upImage 7: Pores and margin - enlargedImage 8: Pores - enlargedImage 9: Pores - enlarged (2)Image 10: Spores - highly magnified
5: Ganoderma adspersum (Southern Bracket)
10 Oct 2004 OSGR: TQ96 51° 20’ N, 0° 50’ E Vice County: West Kent (VC 16) England
3 fruitbodies in grass
Image 1: Top viewImage 2: Pore surface - enlargedImage 3: RS - enlarged
6: Ganoderma adspersum (Southern Bracket)
24 Dec 1975 OSGR: TQ21 50° 50’ N, 0° 10’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
on Beech
Image 1: Bracket - in situImage 2: Bracket - RS
7: Ganoderma adspersum (Southern Bracket)
14 Dec 1975 OSGR: SU83 51° 10’ N, 0° 50’ W Vice County: North Hants (VC 12) England
on Beech
Image 1: Bracket - top surface - in situImage 2: Bracket - under surface - in situImage 3: Pore surface - enlargedImage 4: Spores - magnified
8: Ganoderma adspersum (Southern Bracket)
18 Dec 1969 OSGR: TQ21 50° 50’ N, 0° 10’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
on dead Beech trunk
Image 1: Bracket - six years later - in situImage 2: Bracket - top surface - in situ - six years laterImage 3: Bracket - under surface - in situImage 4: Bracket - under surface - in situ - six years later

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Forest Research 2004 Path News Issue 7: April 2004
Kibby, G. 2006 Tiered brackets of Ganoderma applanatum (it’s actually G. australe!) Vol 7 (1) Page: Front cover

Ganoderma adspersum (Southern Bracket) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Ganoderma adspersum (Southern Bracket)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 30 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Ganoderma adspersum (Southern Bracket)
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