Phylum: Basidiomycota	Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Polyporales	Family: Ganodermataceae
Species: Ganoderma applanatum (Pers.) Pat.

Synonyms:

Boletus applanatus Fomes applanatus Polyporus applanatus

Common Name:

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Photographer: © Ronnie Irvine

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records: Fagus sylvatica (18) Beech (2) Acer pseudoplatanus (2) Alnus glutinosa (1) Chamaecyparis lawsoniana (1) Quercus (1) Quercus robur (1)

Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Woodland: broadleaved (8) Woodland: mixed, plantation (3) Built up area, domestic (1) Marsh/marshy grassland (1) Neutral grassland: semi-improved (1) Parkland and scattered trees (1) Quercus petraea-Betula pubescens-Oxalis acetosella woodland (1) Scrub (1) Woodland: broadleaved, plantation (1) Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (1) Woodland: mixed (1) Woodland: mixed, semi-natural (1)

Substrate (where recorded) & number of records: Quercus rubra (8) Tree (8) Dead Wood (3) Stump (3) Acer pseudoplatanus (2) Standing Dead Tree (2)

Months recorded in & number of records: January (4) February (1) March (1) April (6) May (2) August (5) September (18) October (24) November (4)