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Dryad's Saddle - Cerioporus squamosus This fungus is a popular edible. It grows in this same spot every year, but is never foraged because the stump is covered in poison ivy.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Meadow edge Cerioporus,Cerioporus squamosus,Dryad's Saddle,Geotagged,Polyporus squamosus,Spring,United States,polypore,polyporus Click/tap to enlarge

Dryad's Saddle - Cerioporus squamosus

This fungus is a popular edible. It grows in this same spot every year, but is never foraged because the stump is covered in poison ivy.

Habitat: Meadow edge

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    Great photo - colour and clarity - Christine Posted one year ago
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      Thanks Niel! Posted one year 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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Similar species: Polyporales
Species identified by Christine Young
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By Christine Young

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Uploaded Sep 20, 2023. Captured May 15, 2022 09:14 in 5 Judson Ave, Woodbury, CT 06798, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 90D
  • f/18.0
  • 1/197s
  • ISO3200
  • 100mm

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