Species

Ganoderma brownii

Ganoderma brownii. Photo: (c) R.J. Adams, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Ganoderma brownii is a species of polypore fungus in the Ganodermataceae family. It is a plant pathogen and occasional saprotroph similar in appearance to Ganoderma applanatum. This species is restricted geographically to the Pacific Northwest, primarily observed in California. In the San Francisco Bay Area, it is very common on Umbellularia californica.

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Fungi (Fungi including lichens)
  - Phylum: Basidiomycota (Basidiomycete fungi)
    - Subphylum: Agaricomycotina (Higher basidiomycetes)
      - Class: Agaricomycetes
        Order: Polyporales (Shelf fungi)
        Family: Polyporaceae (Bracket fungi)
        Genus: Ganoderma (Artist’s brackets, reishi, and allies)
        Subgenus: Elfvingia (Ganoderma subg. elfvingia)
        Complex: Ganoderma applanatum
        Species: Ganoderma brownii

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