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Dryad's Saddle A rather large dryad's saddle growing on a downed tree. I found many of these as I was walking around on this particular day, but this one was by far the largest. Found growing in northern Illinois. Dryad's saddle,Fungi,Geotagged,Illinois,Polyporus squamosus,United States Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Dryad's Saddle

A rather large dryad's saddle growing on a downed tree. I found many of these as I was walking around on this particular day, but this one was by far the largest. Found growing in northern Illinois.

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    How large is this one, Travis?     Posted 11 years ago, modified 11 years ago
    1. View travismorhardt's profile
      travismorhardt
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      It was probably 60-70 cm at least. Posted 11 years ago
  3. View Claire Hamilton's profile
    Claire Hamilton
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    Nice, really nice! Posted 11 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 13, 2014. Captured May 12, 2014 11:44 in 13390 West Point Road, Mount Carroll, IL 61053, USA.
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  • f/4.5
  • 10/2500s
  • ISO125
  • 6.4mm

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