DSC_4662 Artist’s conk fungus, or Artists bracket (Ganoderma af. applanatum) on dead red beech trunk. A common, woody bracket fungus are often seen as large shelf-like structures on dead and some times living trees. The underside is white when developing, but turns brown on maturity, with brown spores often coating the trunk beneath the bracket. Waikaia Bush *
11008-14603 Sunset leatherbracket (Stereum ostrea) a beautiful thin orange to orange-brown bracket fungus in which the fans can curl around on themselves to form cups. Found on branches and logs in all forest types, and reported to have a preference for the wood of tawa and taraire. Omokoroa *
