Artist's bracket
Ganoderma applanatum
The artist's bracket is a hard, flat bracket fungus up to 75 cm across that grows on living and dead trees. Its upper surface is brown and its underside white. It is perennial and adds a new layer of pores each year.
Where it's found
A wood-decay fungus of many trees, especially beech and poplar, growing more often on dead trees than living ones.
Distribution
Has a cosmopolitan distribution.
Similar species
Identification suggestions (from the community or from AI) and the information here may be wrong; this app never confirms that anything is safe to eat. Do not consume wild plants, mushrooms or seafood without expert confirmation. Nothing here is medical advice.