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Ganoderma australe

Ganoderma root and butt rot

Description

The fruiting bodies are perennial, bracket-like, up to 50 cm wide and 20 cm thick. The surface is dark brown, grooved, waved and covered with bark reaching up to 3 mm in thickness. Edges of the fruiting bodies are round and white at the time of increment. Similarly, the pores on the bottom side of the fruiting bodies are white first, later they are ochre to reddish-brown. The ecosystem of the fungus is the urban environment. It infects living or dead broadleaves, mostly in parks and alleys. Besides, a common symptom is intense spotty white rot of roots and the trunk. Infected wood is covered with black pseudosclerosis lines. 

Symptom

Fruiting bodies on the trunk.

Tree Species: Oak, Maple, Lime, Horse Chestnut

Part of a plant- attacked: Tree trunk, Roots

Pest significance: Harmful

Pest Category: Fungi

Invasive Species: No

Present in EU: Yes

Last observations

There are a total of 2 observations of the species in the system

Ganoderma australe Ganoderma root and butt rot
Jozef Lorinc
Number of votes: 0
Published: 20.6.2025

Ganoderma australe Ganoderma root and butt rot
ak73
Number of votes: 0
Published: 13.9.2021

Ganoderma australe Ganoderma root and butt rot
ak73
Number of votes: 0
Published: 13.9.2021

Ganoderma australe Ganoderma root and butt rot
ak73
Number of votes: 0
Published: 13.9.2021

Ganoderma australe Ganoderma root and butt rot
ak73
Number of votes: 0
Published: 13.9.2021