I found this fried egg Fungus today

[Bretrick]

Can find no reference for it anywhere though it closely resembles Ganoderma lucidum.
The problem with that is that Ganoderma is native to North America.

 

[Repondering]

Very interesting.....could it be invasive from North America?

 

[Bretrick]

Very interesting.....could it be invasive from North America?

Truth be told, I can find no image on-line that has anything like the inner "egg yolk"
This is one variety of Ganoderma lucidum but the characteristics are reversed.

 

[Repondering]

Any possibility that it's a newly discovered species? Maybe it'll named after you.........

 

[Lilac]

I've seen whitish/creamy fungus on trees & downed logs all my life in Ohio. Nothing has ever come close to what your picture or like the Ganoderma. Do you have a university or natural history museum that would be fairly close you could take that too? I think it would be worth the effort to take it to them.

 

[Knight]

Can find no reference for it anywhere though it closely resembles Ganoderma lucidum.
The problem with that is that Ganoderma is native to North America.
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Maybe an illegal plant immigrant

 

[Fritz]

Fomitopsis pinicola fungus conk
If you do a search online of the images you will come across ones that look fried eggs from different angles.

 

[Bretrick]

Fomitopsis pinicola fungus conk
If you do a search online of the images you will come across ones that look fried eggs from different angles.

None of those images have the "White Egg Yolk"
I done a reverse image search of my photo, same thing, no "White Yolk" image came up.

 

[Fritz]

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[Bretrick]

I've seen whitish/creamy fungus on trees & downed logs all my life in Ohio. Nothing has ever come close to what your picture or like the Ganoderma. Do you have a university or natural history museum that would be fairly close you could take that too? I think it would be worth the effort to take it to them.

I have sent the image to fungimap.org.au in the hopes they can identify it.

 

[VaughanJB]

Maybe Genus Ganoderma.

Or, https://www.nps.gov/media/photo/gal...9e63&gid=0F9DE195-2BCF-4249-8DEB-DBA24C7C2BA0

 

[OldOld]

I bet it's poisonous.

 

[WheatenLover]

Wow, @Bretrick , it must have been exciting to find that fungus! I hope you find out more about it, and I trust you'll share it here. I am fascinated by this discovery.

 

[Tish]

It's pretty, whatever it's called.

 

[Bretrick]

Wow, @Bretrick , it must have been exciting to find that fungus! I hope you find out more about it, and I trust you'll share it here. I am fascinated by this discovery.

Trouble is I do not remember where I came across it. Somewhere in the Mandurah area I'm thinking.
I have sent the image to fungimap.org.au in the hopes they can identify it.

 

[Bretrick]

I bet it's poisonous.

Well, I guarantee I will not be tasting it.

 

[Veronica]

Those are too cool. I would want to keep them for display.
I wonder if they could be preserved in glycerin like flowers. Or maybe resin.

 

[Rakaia]

Trouble is I do not remember where I came across it. Somewhere in the Mandurah area I'm thinking.
I have sent the image to fungimap.org.au in the hopes they can identify it.

@Bretrick
That's really interesting, I believe that this is a wetter than usual season so maybe the higher rainfall is relevant to your sighting.
If you took the on your phone camera you might get an approximate location of the fungus.

 

[Bretrick]

Those are too cool. I would want to keep them for display.
I wonder if they could be preserved in glycerin like flowers. Or maybe resin.

They can be preserved. For display purposes immersed in mineral oil.
Though fungi are a protected species and can not be picked without a license.

 

[Bretrick]

Wow, @Bretrick , it must have been exciting to find that fungus! I hope you find out more about it, and I trust you'll share it here. I am fascinated by this discovery.

I received a reply from fungimap.org.au

I believe that your fungus is the polypore Trametes coccinea (Southern Cinnabar polypore).
I have seen specimens with a white area around where it initially emerges from the dead wood it lives on but I can't say why it happens.
Maybe ageing. I have also seen white stripes on the top surface as well.


I have searched all the online pictures, none match my stunning "Fried Egg" mushie.

 

[Bretrick]

I received a reply from fungimap.org.au

I believe that your fungus is the polypore Trametes coccinea (Southern Cinnabar polypore).
I have seen specimens with a white area around where it initially emerges from the dead wood it lives on but I can't say why it happens.
Maybe ageing. I have also seen white stripes on the top surface as well.


I have searched all the online pictures, none match my stunning "Fried Egg" mushie.