Hemlock Varnish Mushroom
Ganoderma tsugae
Mt. Toby Reservation, Sunderland, MA
These are smooth and soft to the touch, firm like a piece of cork. They grow pretty exclusively on hemlock—living wood or rotten. They’re inedible, but are ascribed medicinal properties when taken in the form of a tea or extract. Have not tried that yet.
I also read of one guy who puts it in his homebrew. Haven’t tried that either.
Before they get bigger, they look like this. This is from the other side of Mt. Toby back in May.
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