Ganoderma australe

Phylum: Basidiomycota	Class: Basidiomycetes
Order: Polyporales	Family: Ganodermataceae
Species: Ganoderma australe (Fr.) Pat.

Synonyms:

Fomes australis
Ganoderma adspersum
Ganoderma europaeum
Polyporus australis

Common Name:

Southern Bracket




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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records: Fagus sylvatica (57) Quercus petraea (7) Beech (5) Betula (4) Quercus (4) Betula pubescens (2) Ulmus glabra (2) Aesculus hippocastanum (1) Alnus glutinosa (1) Corylus avellana (1) Prunus avium (1) Pseudotsuga menziesii (1) Quercus ilex (1) Quercus robur (1)
Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Woodland: mixed (14) Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (8) Woodland: mixed, plantation, high forest (7) Neutral grassland: semi-improved (4) Parkland and scattered trees (4) Parkland and scattered trees: mixed (4) Woodland: broadleaved, plantation, high forest (4) Woodland: mixed, plantation (4) Parkland and scattered trees: broadleaved (3) Woodland: broadleaved (3) Woodland: broadleaved, plantation (3) Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural, high forest (3) Woodland: plantation (3) Boundaries: hedge with trees, species-rich (2) Built up area, domestic (2) Woodland (2) Acid sessile oak-hazel-ash woods (1) Bog (1) Boundaries: intact hedge (1) Built-up areas (1) Grassland and marsh (1) Scrub (1) Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural, coppice with standards (1) Woodland: coniferous, plantation (1)
Substrate (where recorded) & number of records: Tree (63) Stump (15) Fallen Tree (6) Standing Dead Tree (2) Dead Wood (1) Fallen Branch (1) Soil (1)
Months recorded in & number of records: January (7) February (5) March (2) April (1) May (10) June (4) July (10) August (8) September (20) October (45) November (21) December (13)