Stats

Lifespan: Perennial
Size: Medium
Diet: Decomposer
Biome: Temperate forest
Range: North America and Europe
Movement: Sessile
Breeding: Spores
Defense: Armor
Status: Uncommon

About

Ganoderma polychromum, also known as the multi-colored shelf fungus, is a type of mushroom that grows on the wood of trees and is commonly found in forests. Its flesh is a bright orange color, which fades to a deeper brown as it matures.

Life cycle

1.
spore
A microscopic spore drifts on air or water and germinates where moisture and substrate meet.
2.
mycelium
A thread-like mycelium spreads through the substrate, breaking it down into nutrients.
3.
fruiting body
A mature fruiting body emerges to release the next generation of spores.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom: Fungi
Phylum: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Polyporales
Family: Polyporaceae
Genus: Ganoderma
Species: Ganoderma polychromum