Bracket polypore mushrooms Ganoderma applanatum on a large oak with a partially exposed rotted core on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas

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Sam Houston Forest, Texas, December 31, 2021

Album 3094: Sam Houston Forest, Texas, December 31, 2021

The image depicts a close-up view of three bracket polypore mushrooms growing on the side of an oak tree trunk. The photograph was taken on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery, Texas.

* **Oak Tree Trunk:**
* The trunk is partially exposed, revealing a rotted core.
* It appears to be a large oak tree due to its size and the type of mushrooms growing on it.
* **Bracket Polypore Mushrooms (Ganoderma applanatum):**
* There are three visible mushrooms in the image.
* They have a flat, broad cap that is typically brown or grayish-brown in color.
* The caps are irregularly shaped and can be up to 20 cm (8 inches) wide.
* The stems of the mushrooms are usually short and thick.
* The mushrooms grow on the side of the oak tree trunk, with two visible at eye level and one slightly higher up.

The image provides a detailed view of the bracket polypore mushrooms growing on an oak tree trunk in Sam Houston National Forest. The partially exposed rotted core of the tree suggests that it may be dead or dying, which is consistent with the growth habits of Ganoderma applanatum. – AI vision

🇪🇸 Descripción en español / Spanish Description

Los hongos poliporos de soporte Ganoderma applanatum sobre un roble grande con un núcleo podrido parcialmente expuesto en el Sendero Caney Creek (Sendero Little Lake Creek Loop) en el Bosque Nacional Sam Houston al norte de Montgomery, Texas, 31 de diciembre de 2021. La imagen muestra una vista detallada de tres hongos poliporos de soporte que crecen en el tronco de un roble. La fotografía se tomó en el Sendero Caney Creek (Sendero Little Lake Creek Loop) en el Bosque Nacional Sam Houston al norte de Montgomery, Texas. * **Tronco del árbol:** * El tronco está parcialmente expuesto, lo que revela un núcleo podrido. * Parece ser un roble grande debido a su tamaño y el tipo de hongos que crecen en él. * **Hongos poliporos de soporte (Ganoderma applanatum):** * Hay tres hongos visibles en la imagen. * Tienen una campana plana y ancha que es típicamente de color marrón o grisáceo. * Las campanas tienen forma irregular y pueden ser de hasta 20 cm (8 pulgadas) de ancho. * Los tallos de los hongos son por lo general cortos y gruesos. * Los hongos crecen en el lado del tronco del roble, con dos visibles a la altura de los ojos y uno ligeramente más arriba. La imagen proporciona una vista detallada de los hongos poliporos de soporte que crecen en el tronco de un árbol en el Bosque Nacional Sam Houston. El núcleo podrido parcialmente expuesto del árbol sugiere que puede estar muerto o moribundo, lo cual es consistente con los hábitats de crecimiento de Ganoderma applanatum. – Spanish translation

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