Dryad's Saddle - Polyporus squamosus

Habitat: Growing on a rotting tree. It has grown in this same spot for at least 5 years. I never get close to it, though, because it is surrounded by a patch of poison ivy.

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Calbost Niel

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Wow. What a wonderful shot Posted 3 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks! Posted 3 years ago

The Dryad's Saddle

"Polyporus squamosus" aka "Cerioporus squamosus" is a basidiomycete bracket fungus, with common names including dryad's saddle and pheasant's back mushroom. It has a widespread distribution, being found in North America, Australia, Asia, and Europe, where it causes a white rot in the heartwood of living and dead hardwood trees.

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Similar species: Polyporales

Species identified by Christine Young