Ganoderma lucidum

(Curtis) P. Karst.

a fungus

GNRUnranked Found in 5 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.946900
Element CodeNFPOL03010
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
KingdomFungi
PhylumBasidiomycota
ClassBasidiomycetes
OrderPolyporales
FamilyGanodermataceae
GenusGanoderma
Synonyms
Agaricus lignosusLam.
Concept Reference
Phillips, R. 1991. Mushrooms of North America. Little, Brown and Company, Boston. 319 pp.
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaNNR
ProvinceRankNative
ManitobaS1Yes
British ColumbiaSUYes
Nova ScotiaSUYes
New BrunswickSUYes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
IndianaSNRYes
MontanaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (5)
Utah (5)
AreaForestAcres
418040Uinta National Forest1,702
HogsbackWasatch-Cache National Forest7,936
Lone Peak ContiguousWasatch-Cache National Forest874
North FrancisWasatch-Cache National Forest8,148
South FrancisWasatch-Cache National Forest3,374
References (4)
  1. Index Fungorum and Species Fungorum. 2018. <i>In</i> Index Fungorum-Species Fungorum (<a href="https://indexfungorum.org" target="_blank">https://indexfungorum.org</a> and <a href="https://speciesfungorum.org" target="_blank">https://speciesfungorum.org</a>) database export on 16 June 2018. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  2. Index Fungorum and Species Fungorum. 2025. <i>In</i> Index Fungorum-Species Fungorum (<a href="https://indexfungorum.org" target="_blank">https://indexfungorum.org</a> and <a href="https://speciesfungorum.org" target="_blank">https://speciesfungorum.org</a>) database export on 29 September 2025. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  3. Phillips, R. 1991. Mushrooms of North America. Little, Brown and Company, Boston. 319 pp.
  4. Species Fungorum. Species Fungorum Partnership (CABI, IT IS, Catalogue of Life). http://www.speciesfungorum.org. (accessed 2015)