hemlock varnish shelf

Ganoderma tsugae Murrill

Edibility

Edibility unknown — do not eat

Never eat a wild mushroom based on this site or any app.

Photos

Photo: Michael Nerrie. CC-BY. Source (inaturalist)
Photo: Eli Talhouk. CC-BY. Source (inaturalist)
Photo: Shelby Lyn Sanders. CC-BY. Source (inaturalist)
Photo: Alina Martin. CC-BY. Source (inaturalist)

Lookalikes

No lookalikes are recorded for this species yet. That does not mean there are none. Many mushrooms look alike, so never rely on appearance alone.

Season

When this species has been recorded, by month, from open-licensed US and Canada observations. It shows when people report it, not a guarantee it is fruiting.

The highlighted bar is the current month.

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Recorded observations of hemlock varnish shelf by month
Month	Records
January	12
February	11
March	24
April	68
May	256
June	438
July	349
August	267
September	210
October	139
November	44
December	17

Where it is found

States and provinces with the most records. Check the foraging rules for the place you plan to visit.

Pennsylvania 233 records · Foraging rules
New York 228 records · Foraging rules
Ontario 148 records · Foraging rules
Vermont 109 records · Foraging rules
North Carolina 108 records · Foraging rules
New Hampshire 99 records · Foraging rules
Massachusetts 83 records · Foraging rules
Virginia 62 records · Foraging rules
Michigan 61 records · Foraging rules
Tennessee 60 records · Foraging rules
West Virginia 55 records · Foraging rules
Ohio 53 records · Foraging rules
Maine 52 records · Foraging rules
Quebec 48 records · Foraging rules
Connecticut 42 records · Foraging rules

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Wisconsin39 records
Nova Scotia24 records
New Jersey23 records
Arizona17 records
British Columbia14 records
New Brunswick13 records
Maryland13 records
Georgia11 records
Rhode Island7 records
Idaho6 records
Indiana6 records
Kentucky6 records
Alaska6 records
Minnesota6 records
California4 records
Washington4 records
South Carolina3 records
Oregon2 records
Alabama2 records
Arkansas2 records
Louisiana2 records
New Mexico2 records
Montana1 records
Colorado1 records
Texas1 records
Prince Edward Island1 records
Delaware1 records

All state and province foraging laws

Identification traits

Cap shape	flat
Underside (gills, pores or teeth)	pores
Ecology	saprotrophic
Stem features	bare
Spore print color	brown

Traits vary. Use them to ask better questions of an expert, not to make a final call.

About

Ganoderma tsugae, also known as hemlock varnish shelf, is a flat polypore mushroom of the genus Ganoderma.

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