Habitat
This species occurs on the stumps or roots of broad-leaved trees, and occasionally on conifers. It is found growing directly on wood or emerging from the soil above buried roots, appearing either individually or in small, tufted clusters. It likely functions as a parasite.
Photos
Appearance
- Fruit body
- Large bracket measuring 10–30 cm across and 2–3 cm thick, ranging from fan-shaped to kidney-shaped and often appearing wavy or lumpy; the surface is conspicuously glossy, appearing varnished, with concentric grooves and a hard crust that can be dented by a fingernail; color progresses from ochre and orange-brown to deep purple-brown or blackish, with a pale margin when young.
- Stem
- Variable in length from short to 25 cm, typically attached to the side or off-center; surface is dark brown, glossy, smooth, and frequently warty or flattened.
- Pores
- Small and circular, packed 4–6 per millimeter; beginning as whitish or cream, they mature to tobacco-brown or ochre and darken when bruised.
- Tubes
- A single layer measuring up to 3 cm deep, colored ochre.
- Flesh
- Soft and fibrous texture, ranging in color from cream-white to pale ochre.
- Spore print
- Red-brown to rusty.
Sporecast is better in the app
Plan ahead with 10-day forecasts, see what people are finding nearby, get photo IDs, and track your finds.
Edibility
This mushroom is not considered edible due to its corky and fibrous texture. It is noted for its glossy, varnished appearance and its long-stemmed form is highly valued in traditional Chinese medicine.
Misidentification can be fatal. Never eat a mushroom unless you're 100% sure. This information may be inaccurate. Always consult multiple sources.
Nutrient Source
SaprotrophicIt obtains nutrients by breaking down dead organic matter, particularly wood, deriving sustenance from decaying trees.
Common Names
- Basque
- ardagai pipa
- Catalan
- pipes, paelles, pipa
- Danish
- Skinnende lakporesvamp
- Dutch
- Gesteelde lakzwam
- English
- Lacquered Bracket
- Finnish
- lakkakääpä
- French
- Ganoderme luisant
- German
- Glänzender Lackporling
- Norwegian Bokmål
- lakkjuke
- Norwegian Nynorsk
- lakkjuke
- Spanish
- pipas, paellas, paella, pipa, políporo lacado, seta pipa, ganoderma brillante, yesquero brillante
- Swedish
- lackticka
- Ukrainian
- Ганодерма блискуча
- Welsh
- Ysgwydd Gloyw
Synonyms
- Agarico-igniarium trulla
- Agaricus lignosus
- Agaricus pseudoboletus
- Boletus castaneus
- Boletus crustatus
- Boletus flabelliformis
- Boletus laccatus
- Boletus lucidus
- Boletus rugosus
- Boletus supinus
- Boletus verniceus
- Boletus vernicosus
- Fomes japonicus
- Fomes lucidus
- Fomes lucidus
- Fomes lucidus
- Ganoderma japonicum
- Ganoderma laccatum
- Ganoderma mongolicum
- Ganoderma nitens
- Ganoderma ostreatum
- Ganoderma pseudoboletus
- Grifola lucida
- Phaeoporus lucidus
- Placodes lucidus
- Polyporites lucidus
- Polyporus japonicus
- Polyporus laccatus
- Polyporus lucidus
- Pyrenium vernicosum
- Scindalma japonicum