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Dryad's Saddle - Cerioporus squamosus Fan-shaped tan cap with flattened reddish brown scales. Yellowish tan pores. Stem was covered in velvety, dark brown tomentum. <br />
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Habitat: Growing out of a wound in a dying/dead tree<br />
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Habitat: Growing out of a wound in a dying/dead tree<br />
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Dryad's Saddle - Cerioporus squamosus

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

Habitat: Growing out of a wound in a dying/dead tree

Dryad's Saddle - Cerioporus squamosus Fan-shaped tan cap with flattened reddish brown scales. Yellowish tan pores. Stem was covered in velvety, dark brown tomentum. <br />
<br />
Habitat: Growing out of a wound in a dying/dead tree<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/81241/dryads_saddle_-_cerioporus_squamosus.html Dryad's Saddle,Geotagged,Polyporus squamosus,Spring,United States

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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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By Christine Young

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Uploaded Jul 1, 2019. Captured May 15, 2019 10:13 in 91 Main St, Sharon, CT 06069, USA.
  • Canon EOS 80D
  • f/8.0
  • 1/128s
  • ISO400
  • 100mm