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Dryads_Saddle Another lovely surprise of nature close to where I live - and what a wonderful name! Baden-Würtemburg,Dryad's Saddle,Geotagged,Germany,Polyporus squamosus,Summer,bracket fungi Click/tap to enlarge PromotedCountry intro

Dryads_Saddle

Another lovely surprise of nature close to where I live - and what a wonderful name!

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"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.

Similar species: Polyporales
Species identified by Barry
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Uploaded Jul 12, 2023. Captured Jul 12, 2023 15:22 in Tettnanger Str. 346, 88214 Ravensburg, Germany.
  • GM1903
  • f/1.8
  • 1/458s
  • ISO100
  • 4.745mm