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Bridgeoporus nobilissimus - http://botit.botany.wisc.edu/toms_fungi/bridgeop.html
Photographs and a great deal of information on this species which is believed to produce the largest fruiting bodies of any fungus. |
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Ganoderma lucidum, Reishi or Ling Zhi - http://botit.botany.wisc.edu/toms_fungi/mar2005.html
This species is used in oriental medicine and can be cultured on logs. Article with photographs by Tom Volk. |
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Hydnellum caeruleum - http://botit.botany.wisc.edu/toms_fungi/aug2003.html
An article by Sean Westmoreland and Tom Volk on this strange species with indeterminate fruiting bodies. |
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Phlebia coccineofulva, Hyphoderma puberum and Pulcherricium caeruleum - http://botit.botany.wisc.edu/toms_fungi/july2000.html
Illustrated article by Tom Volk on these three crust fungi, often found on the underside of decaying logs in the forest. |
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Ganoderma applanatum - http://botit.botany.wisc.edu/toms_fungi/march99.html
Article by Tom Volk on this perennial shelf fungus, information on Polypores in general, and a photograph of another species, Ganoderma lucidum. |
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Sparassis crispa - http://www.mykoweb.com/CAF/species/Sparassis_crispa.html
A photograph and information on this coral fungus, commonly known as Cauliflower Mushroom. |
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Grifola frondosa, the Hen of the Woods - http://botit.botany.wisc.edu/toms_fungi/nov2006.html
Photographs and article by Tom Volk on this edible fungus which is known as maitake in Japan where it is cultivated on artificial logs composed of sawdust. |
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Climacodon septentrionale - http://botit.botany.wisc.edu/toms_fungi/feb2001.html
Article by Tom Volk on the Northern Tooth Fungus which is a parasite of trees, usually maples, and of how one specimen went travelling in the U.S. |
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Sistotrema confluens - http://botit.botany.wisc.edu/toms_fungi/dec2007.html
Tom Volk provides photographs and information on this odd tooth fungus in honor of the tercentenary of the birth of Carl Linnaeus. |
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Chondrostereum purpureum - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chondrostereum_purpureum
Information from Wikipedia on this fungus, its characteristics and use as a biological control agent. |