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A European laccate Ganoderma that grows on conifers, chiefly fir (Abies) in central Europe and almost only yew (Taxus) in Britain. It is reddish-brown, becoming darker with age, and usually has a stout lateral stem. It is the conifer counterpart of the hardwood-dwelling G. lucidum. ITS data (Zhou et al. 2015) suggest it may be the same species as the North American G. oregonense, but no formal synonymy has been published and both names are still accepted.
Not edible as food: the fruitbody is woody and tough. No toxicity is reported, but it has no culinary use. It has been grown experimentally in Turkey (Baktemur et al. 2022).
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