Sep 09, 2022
Ganoderma resinaceum induces a more ‘complete’ rot that other Ganoderma species. Therefore it's mycelium is quite strong. These popypore species are local to the South of Europe (for the purposes of this project and it's bioregion), but also proliferate in other areas of the world.
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