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Dryad's Saddle Large fan-shaped tan cap with flattened reddish brown scales. Yellowish tan pores. Stem was covered in velvety, dark brown tomentum. Dryad's Saddle,Geotagged,Polyporus squamosus,Spring,United States,fungus,mushroom Click/tap to enlarge

Dryad's Saddle

Large fan-shaped tan cap with flattened reddish brown scales. Yellowish tan pores. Stem was covered in velvety, dark brown tomentum.

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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 Christine Young
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Uploaded Feb 3, 2018. Captured Jun 17, 2017 12:42 in 234 Main St, Saugerties, NY 12477, USA.
  • Canon EOS 60D
  • f/4.0
  • 1/64s
  • ISO400
  • 100mm