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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 /> <br /> Habitat: Growing out of a wound in a dying/dead tree<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/81241/dryads_saddle_-_cerioporus_squamosus.html" title="Dryad&#039;s Saddle - Cerioporus squamosus"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/81241_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=%2Bgyb5NFn%2FzRLbXvR9p0cHUYen4U%3D" width="98" height="152" alt="Dryad&#039;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/81242/dryads_saddle_-_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 - 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/81242/dryads_saddle_-_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
Species identified by Christine Young
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By Christine Young

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Uploaded Jul 1, 2019. Captured May 15, 2019 10:12 in 91 Main St, Sharon, CT 06069, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 80D
  • f/3.2
  • 1/197s
  • ISO100
  • 100mm