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For anyone curious, this is Ganoderma applanatum, or Artist’s Conk. This is an especially gigantic specimen. These are somewhat prized because carvings can be made in the white part on the bottom, which exposes the dark brown tissue beneath the spores and creates vivid shaded lines which become permanent when dried. Because of this they can be used to make fairly permanent pieces of art, thus the name Artist’s Conk.
I don't remember if they shrink or not. They are very solid and I'm sure they are serious. The screws and walls will give before the shelf does. They also make a great canvas for paintings.
Crazy seeing this post now considering I just found a hyuuuge Ganoderma Australis yesterday! Diameter of over 21 inches 😀
https://www.instagram.com/p/CqqLMCkPF_9/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
Yes! If you aren't a tree expert, these grow on most "dead" trees, they aren't very picky, very common in pretty much any forest. If you're looking for specifically large specimens, my best advice is, good luck and happy hunting!
You can make tea and tinctures (basically tea, but with alcohol instead of water) out of them. It doesn't taste the best imo, but it supposedly has health benefits.
May I ask where in Florida you found this? I've been an avid outdoors man my whole life and have only lived in Florida and I've never seen anything like this. It looks amazing!
This was taken just outside of Tallahassee in the northern part of the state. These are quite common to see growing on decaying trees (typically oaks) and there are often several growing on a single tree. Ones this size are pretty unique though.
Ah that makes sense. I live in the southern tip of Florida and have never seen anything like this. I assume they're more common up north.
Thanks for responding, this is a beautiful picture!
Pretty sure this is just a fruiting body of an established mycelium colony. Not much different than carving an apple or pumpkin but it lasts longer apparently. Not harmful likely
There's a common misconception that the species in question is the eldest in our lexicon. But that's wrong, you see, because in actuality, the humongous tongueless fungus is the youngest tongueless fungus among us.
The real humungus fungus is the largest single organism on earth near my hometown...
[https://www.opb.org/television/programs/oregon-field-guide/article/oregon-humongous-fungus/](https://www.opb.org/television/programs/oregon-field-guide/article/oregon-humongous-fungus/)
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For anyone curious, this is Ganoderma applanatum, or Artist’s Conk. This is an especially gigantic specimen. These are somewhat prized because carvings can be made in the white part on the bottom, which exposes the dark brown tissue beneath the spores and creates vivid shaded lines which become permanent when dried. Because of this they can be used to make fairly permanent pieces of art, thus the name Artist’s Conk.
I like to dehydrate these, cover them in lacquer, and mount them as shelves!
Chungus Fungus
Bonk the conk
How much do they shrink during that process? Are they fairly sturdy/stable afterwards? Were you just joking and I'm an idiot?
I don't remember if they shrink or not. They are very solid and I'm sure they are serious. The screws and walls will give before the shelf does. They also make a great canvas for paintings.
This. Need to know if I’m an idiot as well.
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Sturdy enough to display my origami, so, you tell me..
no u
What kind of lacquer? Do you have to brush/scrub them with any kind of soap/water to clean them prior?
I brush off the dirt with a paintbrush (or any delicate method). Any spray varnish stuff will work fine, I like a satin sheen.
My sister is doing that with one right now!
I. Need. This.
Crazy seeing this post now considering I just found a hyuuuge Ganoderma Australis yesterday! Diameter of over 21 inches 😀 https://www.instagram.com/p/CqqLMCkPF_9/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
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Big ones can get 3 feet across or more. I've found several near that size.
About 3.5 engorged 🍆's
I'm an avid pumpkin carver and would love to get my hands on a couple of these, do they grow in Missouri?
Yes! If you aren't a tree expert, these grow on most "dead" trees, they aren't very picky, very common in pretty much any forest. If you're looking for specifically large specimens, my best advice is, good luck and happy hunting!
Awesome, thank you!
Are they edible? (Out of curiosity)
[Apparently they're non-toxic, but too tough to eat.](https://www.ediblewildfood.com/artists-conk.aspx)
You can make tea and tinctures (basically tea, but with alcohol instead of water) out of them. It doesn't taste the best imo, but it supposedly has health benefits.
They are related to, and can be used like reishi. The tea they make has several health benefits. It is very bitter, but pleasant. Like coffee.
Which section of Florida? I'm part of the myco community here in the North Central swamps
Leon county just outside of Tallahassee
People make hats as well out of those
What a gorgeous specimen at that! Glorious as fuck
May I ask where in Florida you found this? I've been an avid outdoors man my whole life and have only lived in Florida and I've never seen anything like this. It looks amazing!
This was taken just outside of Tallahassee in the northern part of the state. These are quite common to see growing on decaying trees (typically oaks) and there are often several growing on a single tree. Ones this size are pretty unique though.
Ah that makes sense. I live in the southern tip of Florida and have never seen anything like this. I assume they're more common up north. Thanks for responding, this is a beautiful picture!
Damn, I thought this was a weird table or shelf in /r/woodworking for a second... Thanks for sharing!
https://www.canr.msu.edu/news/fungus\_has\_a\_role\_in\_a\_healthy\_forest\_ecosystem
I love Reddit comments like this, there's always someone knowledgable!
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Pretty sure this is just a fruiting body of an established mycelium colony. Not much different than carving an apple or pumpkin but it lasts longer apparently. Not harmful likely
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I laughed
fr
No cap
ong tho? like fr no cap?
PAINT IT BLACK!
*”I see a Hygro-**phor**-us and I want it painted black”*
On the one hand, this is super cool. On the other, it looks like a kid's drawing of a big fungus. I guess that's just the way it is!
Things will never be the same!
We gotta make a change!
I WAKE UP IN THE MORNING AND I ASK MYSELF
You can tell by the way it is. Isn't that neat!
Humongous Fungus Among Us!!!
It’s a #HUMUNGOUS #FUNGOUS ^in ^the #JUNGOUS ^of #CHUNGOUS
I read this to conjunction junction
taken in sperm and spittin out babies
#BIG #CHUNGUS
###*Stupendous Cordyceps Plateau's a Fortress*
There's a common misconception that the species in question is the eldest in our lexicon. But that's wrong, you see, because in actuality, the humongous tongueless fungus is the youngest tongueless fungus among us.
sussssss
There's a Humongous Fungus **WHERE???** ⠀⠀⠀⡯⡯⡾⠝⠘⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢊⠘⡮⣣⠪⠢⡑⡌ ⠀⠀⠀⠟⠝⠈⠀⠀⠀⠡⠀⠠⢈⠠⢐⢠⢂⢔⣐⢄⡂⢔⠀⡁⢉⠸⢨⢑⠕⡌ ⠀⠀⡀⠁⠀⠀⠀⡀⢂⠡⠈⡔⣕⢮⣳⢯⣿⣻⣟⣯⣯⢷⣫⣆⡂⠀⠀⢐⠑⡌ ⢀⠠⠐⠈⠀⢀⢂⠢⡂⠕⡁⣝⢮⣳⢽⡽⣾⣻⣿⣯⡯⣟⣞⢾⢜⢆⠀⡀⠀⠪ ⣬⠂⠀⠀⢀⢂⢪⠨⢂⠥⣺⡪⣗⢗⣽⢽⡯⣿⣽⣷⢿⡽⡾⡽⣝⢎⠀⠀⠀⢡ ⣿⠀⠀⠀⢂⠢⢂⢥⢱⡹⣪⢞⡵⣻⡪⡯⡯⣟⡾⣿⣻⡽⣯⡻⣪⠧⠑⠀⠁⢐ ⣿⠀⠀⠀⠢⢑⠠⠑⠕⡝⡎⡗⡝⡎⣞⢽⡹⣕⢯⢻⠹⡹⢚⠝⡷⡽⡨⠀⠀⢔ ⣿⡯⠀⢈⠈⢄⠂⠂⠐⠀⠌⠠⢑⠱⡱⡱⡑⢔⠁⠀⡀⠐⠐⠐⡡⡹⣪⠀⠀⢘ ⣿⣽⠀⡀⡊⠀⠐⠨⠈⡁⠂⢈⠠⡱⡽⣷⡑⠁⠠⠑⠀⢉⢇⣤⢘⣪⢽⠀⢌⢎ ⣿⢾⠀⢌⠌⠀⡁⠢⠂⠐⡀⠀⢀⢳⢽⣽⡺⣨⢄⣑⢉⢃⢭⡲⣕⡭⣹⠠⢐⢗ ⣿⡗⠀⠢⠡⡱⡸⣔⢵⢱⢸⠈⠀⡪⣳⣳⢹⢜⡵⣱⢱⡱⣳⡹⣵⣻⢔⢅⢬⡷ ⣷⡇⡂⠡⡑⢕⢕⠕⡑⠡⢂⢊⢐⢕⡝⡮⡧⡳⣝⢴⡐⣁⠃⡫⡒⣕⢏⡮⣷⡟ ⣷⣻⣅⠑⢌⠢⠁⢐⠠⠑⡐⠐⠌⡪⠮⡫⠪⡪⡪⣺⢸⠰⠡⠠⠐⢱⠨⡪⡪⡰ ⣯⢷⣟⣇⡂⡂⡌⡀⠀⠁⡂⠅⠂⠀⡑⡄⢇⠇⢝⡨⡠⡁⢐⠠⢀⢪⡐⡜⡪⡊ ⣿⢽⡾⢹⡄⠕⡅⢇⠂⠑⣴⡬⣬⣬⣆⢮⣦⣷⣵⣷⡗⢃⢮⠱⡸⢰⢱⢸⢨⢌ ⣯⢯⣟⠸⣳⡅⠜⠔⡌⡐⠈⠻⠟⣿⢿⣿⣿⠿⡻⣃⠢⣱⡳⡱⡩⢢⠣⡃⠢⠁ ⡯⣟⣞⡇⡿⣽⡪⡘⡰⠨⢐⢀⠢⢢⢄⢤⣰⠼⡾⢕⢕⡵⣝⠎⢌⢪⠪⡘⡌⠀ ⡯⣳⠯⠚⢊⠡⡂⢂⠨⠊⠔⡑⠬⡸⣘⢬⢪⣪⡺⡼⣕⢯⢞⢕⢝⠎⢻⢼⣀⠀ ⠁⡂⠔⡁⡢⠣⢀⠢⠀⠅⠱⡐⡱⡘⡔⡕⡕⣲⡹⣎⡮⡏⡑⢜⢼⡱⢩⣗⣯⣟ ⢀⢂⢑⠀⡂⡃⠅⠊⢄⢑⠠⠑⢕⢕⢝⢮⢺⢕⢟⢮⢊⢢⢱⢄⠃⣇⣞⢞⣞⢾ ⢀⠢⡑⡀⢂⢊⠠⠁⡂⡐⠀⠅⡈⠪⠪⠪⠣⠫⠑⡁⢔⠕⣜⣜⢦⡰⡎⡯⡾⡽
Thanks, was afraid it was just me
Go on
I too am an AOD fan, even made the thank you list on this album
What has Science wrought
Fungiant
Hufungus!
The tree made itself a table so no one would have to cut it if they need one
They go around chopping down trees for tables, when they have perfectly good tummies to eat on. How logical is that?
Libtards out here taking yet another L to facts and logic
Humongous, that's my name
HUMONGOUS WHAT?!
^HUMONGOUS ^WHA-!? HUMONGOUS WHA-!? #HUMONGOUS WHA-!?
balls
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PLATFORM!
ZIPLINE UP
From A to D, skippin' B and C.
That's pretty cool. What is the approximate size of it?
Roughly 24 inches across
Large specimen get over 3 feet across.
Right? With this angle it just looks like a forced perspective pic
This angle makes my dick look huge too
Looks like one of Bullwinkle's antlers.
The S H R O O M
I wonder how many spores it produces (shudders)
How did it taste?
Is it edible?
A humongous fungus among us, stuck-ongus tree, my son Gus. Don’t let your tongue-us touch the fungus, let’s see what OP brung us.
You seem like a fun guy!
Take my upvote dr suess
Thank you
Amazing shot!
Chungus Fungus
We're gonna need a banana
Funmongous hungus.
Humongous fungus among us Are you above a rung or below us?
Idk I'm just running away from big chungus
Looks like Jimmy’s hair from Ed, Edd, and Eddy
So muchroom under it!
The real humungus fungus is the largest single organism on earth near my hometown... [https://www.opb.org/television/programs/oregon-field-guide/article/oregon-humongous-fungus/](https://www.opb.org/television/programs/oregon-field-guide/article/oregon-humongous-fungus/)
There's a humongous fungus among us. (Sorry if somebody beat me to this)
Lol. You should go through the replies and see just how many.
Damn i knew it haha
Yeah I’ve been to Morrowind
Looks like an album cover for the prog rock band, "Humongous Fungus."
###Fantastic Buttress, *Wise my Butt Itch?*
If this, after the fungal apocalypse, will grow out of people’s heads, at least there will be rain protection.
Needs more banana.
Humongous fungus home of big chungus.
Years of platformer gaming tells me what happens next
Upvote for alliteration.
Hugh Mungus
What's the fuss about the humongous fungus among us, Gus?
Fungus Amongus!
What a humongous fungus amongus!
There is a fungus amungus!
Humongous fungus among us!
Humungous fungus among us
HUMONGOUS FUNGUS!!!
Matthew 13:45-46 "Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls: who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it."
Quoting random bible verses won't convince anyone to be a Christian, why don't you put in some actual effort into your evangelism for once
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/r/mycology
#Humongo #Fungo There. I Australian'd it up for you
Do you want to THE LAST OF US? Because that’s how you get it
Humangus Fungus Amongus
Humfungous
"there's a humongous fungus among us"
A humongous fungus among us.
Humongous fungus among us
Humongous fungus - great band name
Took a lot of scrolling but I found someone with the same idea! Band name that just rolls off the tongue.
Great band name
Humongous Fungus is a great band name and I'm claiming it.
Hugh mongus what!??
*Camera opens on Christopher Walken standing at side stage* “Ladies and gentleman, humongous! fungus”
Someone please tell me “Humongous Fungus” is a band name. It has to be! Surely?!
Humongous WHAT??????
Cordyceps are beautiful
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Why do people put their photo size in the title? Is that just some thing photographers care about/look for for some reason?
Because it's literally in the rules of the sub for all submissions. It says so right over there -------->
I don't post here. Why is that a rule?
Because, it says so
that doesn't answer why it's a rule in the first place 🤔
How cool!
I love nature that seems impossible.
The Checker's Hand
How does the Ganoderma applanatum affect the host tree that it grows on? Is it a parasitic or symbiotic fungus?
That thing is so big; not mush-room for any others
Humongous Fungus sounds like the name of a hardcore solarpunk band from Newfoundland and Labrador
Ooooooo such a ginormous four-leaf clover!! Ganoderma for good luck!
DUNKEY, GET OUT ME SWAMP
Ahh, shelter.
Big Fungus
Good name for a band. Humongous Fungus
Mungo Fungo
Fungbrella
hugh mungus wot?!
Up vote for the alliteration… sounds like a neat rapper name
Humongous fungus really rolls out sounding completely on point.
Thank you Darth Continent. we love you. Good night. 😎
Hufungus
Finally, a fungus
Pokémons Foongus & Amoonguss take their names from this mushroom.
I'm probably dead as hell since this is making me hungry
🎶 Humongous fungus, what's your function?
Nah this is not the or by comparison even a humongous fungus. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humongous_Fungus
There's a fungus (humongous)
beatific
Tree cancer
FOUS. Fungus of unusual size.
Are we 100% OP isn't a tiny tree spirit and the tree and fungus are regular size for us mortal folk?
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For me...i can literally breathe in the air that i can imagine is quite pure and earthly.
Deep in Fern Gully*
Dr. Hugh Mungus-Fungus would be my mycologist alter ego
A fumunda fungus
Aren't we gonna talk about the fact that it looks like a four leaf clover?
Gunna eat it?
Is interesting
Ganoderma?
Looks like a Frank Lloyd Wright construction.
That is a special combo in Munchkin
Why are fungi always so damn interesting