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Dryad's Saddle ('Pig Nose' Stage)- Cerioporus squamosus Edible when young. I found a few young ones that were in the &quot;pig nose&quot; stage.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Growing on rotting wood in a wetland<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/79582/dryads_saddle_pig_nose_stage-_cerioporus_squamosus.html" title="Dryad&#039;s Saddle (&#039;Pig Nose&#039; Stage)- Cerioporus squamosus"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/79582_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1663804810&Signature=d0xaZL43EP%2B8lxTcPsUbAoLCjxI%3D" width="200" height="160" alt="Dryad&#039;s Saddle (&#039;Pig Nose&#039; Stage)- Cerioporus squamosus Edible when young. I found a few young ones that were in the &quot;pig nose&quot; stage.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Growing on rotting wood in a wetland<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/79581/dryads_saddle_pig_nose_stage-_cerioporus_squamosus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/79579/dryads_saddle_pig_nose_stage-_cerioporus_squamosus.html Dryad&#039;s Saddle,Geotagged,Polyporus squamosus,Spring,United States" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/79579/dryads_saddle_pig_nose_stage-_cerioporus_squamosus.html" title="Dryad&#039;s Saddle (&#039;Pig Nose&#039; Stage)- Cerioporus squamosus"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/79579_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1663804810&Signature=BEUrrTomUoosOXUpP9%2BmwqovdHk%3D" width="120" height="152" alt="Dryad&#039;s Saddle (&#039;Pig Nose&#039; Stage)- Cerioporus squamosus Edible when young. I found a few young ones that were in the &quot;pig nose&quot; stage.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Growing on rotting wood in a wetland<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/79582/dryads_saddle_pig_nose_stage-_cerioporus_squamosus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/79581/dryads_saddle_pig_nose_stage-_cerioporus_squamosus.html Dryad&#039;s Saddle,Geotagged,Polyporus squamosus,Spring,United States" /></a></figure> Dryad's Saddle,Geotagged,Polyporus squamosus,Spring,United States Click/tap to enlarge

Dryad's Saddle ('Pig Nose' Stage)- Cerioporus squamosus

Edible when young. I found a few young ones that were in the "pig nose" stage.

Habitat: Growing on rotting wood in a wetland

Dryad's Saddle ('Pig Nose' Stage)- Cerioporus squamosus Edible when young. I found a few young ones that were in the "pig nose" stage.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Growing on rotting wood in a wetland<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/79581/dryads_saddle_pig_nose_stage-_cerioporus_squamosus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/79579/dryads_saddle_pig_nose_stage-_cerioporus_squamosus.html Dryad's Saddle,Geotagged,Polyporus squamosus,Spring,United States

Dryad's Saddle ('Pig Nose' Stage)- Cerioporus squamosus Edible when young. I found a few young ones that were in the "pig nose" stage.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Growing on rotting wood in a wetland<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/79582/dryads_saddle_pig_nose_stage-_cerioporus_squamosus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/79581/dryads_saddle_pig_nose_stage-_cerioporus_squamosus.html Dryad's Saddle,Geotagged,Polyporus squamosus,Spring,United States

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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
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Uploaded May 26, 2019. Captured Apr 21, 2019 13:48 in 281 Main St S, Woodbury, CT 06798, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 80D
  • f/4.5
  • 1/332s
  • ISO100
  • 100mm