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Ganoderma lucidum

Common Name: None.
Description: Similar to Ganoderma tsugae, fruiting body forms shelflike, stalkless or short-stalked conk on stumps and logs. Caps 5-25 cm broad, hairless, shellacked, red to reddish orange.
Habitat: Found on hardwoods and has a light brownish context.
Edible: Unknown.

Source: Mushrooms of North America by Orson K. Miller, Jr.