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Dryad's Saddle - Cerioporus squamosus I&#039;ve been photographing the dryad&#039;s saddle growing on this snag, every spring, for several years and I noticed it several years before that...<br /> <br /> May 2019:<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/78886/dryads_saddle_-_cerioporus_squamosus.html" title="Dryad&#039;s Saddle - Cerioporus squamosus"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/78886_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1767225610&Signature=qjLkflpX0D7lycEeldW6L%2FgBDLQ%3D" width="200" height="160" alt="Dryad&#039;s Saddle - Cerioporus squamosus Edible when young. I found many young ones, but they were surrounded by poison ivy.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Growing on a rotting stump<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/78885/dryads_saddle_-_cerioporus_squamosus.html Dryad&#039;s Saddle,Geotagged,Polyporus squamosus,Spring,United States" /></a></figure><br /> <br /> May 2020:<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/104255/dryads_saddle_-_cerioporus_squamosus.html" title="Dryad&#039;s Saddle - Cerioporus squamosus"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/104255_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1767225610&Signature=7LeI1wJsJkyfqvw5V3vB4WX%2Fl3o%3D" width="200" height="130" alt="Dryad&#039;s Saddle - Cerioporus squamosus Looking very pretty on a snag with some geraniums and poison ivy.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Meadow edge<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/104261/dryads_saddle_-_cerioporus_squamosus.html Cerioporus,Dryad&#039;s Saddle,Geotagged,Polyporus squamosus,Spring,United States,fungus,mushroom" /></a></figure><br /> <br /> May 2021:<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/127948/dryads_saddle_-_polyporus_squamosus.html" title="Dryad&#039;s Saddle - Polyporus squamosus"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/127948_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1767225610&Signature=%2BHZXygAqmojptUoXbsIe6kW%2BHjg%3D" width="200" height="152" alt="Dryad&#039;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. Dryad&#039;s Saddle,Geotagged,Polyporus,Polyporus squamosus,Spring,United States,fungus,mushroom,polypore" /></a></figure><br /> <br /> Habitat: Growing in a snag on the edge of a swamp. The snag is covered with poison ivy, which is probably why nobody ever harvests the mushrooms.<br /> Cerioporus,Cerioporus squamosus,Dryad's Saddle,Geotagged,Polyporus squamosus,Spring,United States,fungus,mushroom,polypore,polyporus Click/tap to enlarge

Dryad's Saddle - Cerioporus squamosus

I've been photographing the dryad's saddle growing on this snag, every spring, for several years and I noticed it several years before that...

May 2019:

Dryad's Saddle - Cerioporus squamosus Edible when young. I found many young ones, but they were surrounded by poison ivy.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Growing on a rotting stump<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/78885/dryads_saddle_-_cerioporus_squamosus.html Dryad's Saddle,Geotagged,Polyporus squamosus,Spring,United States


May 2020:
Dryad's Saddle - Cerioporus squamosus Looking very pretty on a snag with some geraniums and poison ivy.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Meadow edge<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/104261/dryads_saddle_-_cerioporus_squamosus.html Cerioporus,Dryad's Saddle,Geotagged,Polyporus squamosus,Spring,United States,fungus,mushroom


May 2021:
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. Dryad's Saddle,Geotagged,Polyporus,Polyporus squamosus,Spring,United States,fungus,mushroom,polypore


Habitat: Growing in a snag on the edge of a swamp. The snag is covered with poison ivy, which is probably why nobody ever harvests the mushrooms.

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    Calbost Niel
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    Great colours Posted 3 years ago
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      Christine Young
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      The fungus thanks you. ;) Posted 3 years ago

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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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Uploaded May 19, 2022. Captured May 15, 2022 09:14 in 5 Judson Ave, Woodbury, CT 06798, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 90D
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  • 1/64s
  • ISO1600
  • 100mm

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