Two examples of bracket fungi Fomes and Ganoderma Bracket fungi If you are observant and spend much time hiking in the woods you are sure to encounter a bracket (shelf) fungus, fruiting bodies of wood decay fungi that are found both on standing and fallen trees and form a hard outgrowth with a spore producing surface facing downwardOther notes Some of the most obvious fungi and ones that can be around all year are the bracket fungi growing on trees and logs You might think that these should be easy to identify, and some are, but others can be tricky as many species have the same general shape and colour and have very few characters that distinguish one from another without microscopic examination M ushroom s , puffballs , stinkhorn s , bracket fungi , other polypores , jelly fung
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