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Dryad's Saddle - Cerioporus squamosus This mushroom is often sadly overlooked and maligned as an edible with little value. But, if foraged when young, it can be prepared in many different ways - including saut&eacute;, incorporation into stocks, and being made into chips. Not to mention that they can be made into a kind of thick, stiff paper.<br /> <br /> This species is easily recognized by its large size: the largest one on this tree was at least 30 cm wide! They were fan-shaped, pale tan, and had large, flattened, brown scales that were somewhat radially arranged.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Tree (haha!) in a deciduous forest; it grows in this same tree every year for the past 7 years<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/87505/dryads_saddle_-_cerioporus_squamosus.html" title="Dryad&#039;s Saddle - Cerioporus squamosus"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/87505_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=jHbN%2FExQiyM2yFhirNxs0PZRbU4%3D" width="200" height="154" alt="Dryad&#039;s Saddle - Cerioporus squamosus This mushroom is often sadly overlooked and maligned as an edible with little value. But, if foraged when young, it can be prepared in many different ways - including saut&eacute;, incorporation into stocks, and being made into chips. Not to mention that they can be made into a kind of thick, stiff paper.<br /> <br /> This species is easily recognized by its large size: the one in this photo was at least 30 cm wide! They were fan-shaped, pale tan, and had large, flattened, brown scales that were somewhat radially arranged.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Tree (haha!) in a deciduous forest; it grows in this same tree every year for the past 7 years<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/87509/dryads_saddle_-_cerioporus_squamosus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/87508/dryads_saddle_-_cerioporus_squamosus.html Dryad&#039;s Saddle,Geotagged,Polyporus squamosus,Summer,United States,polypore" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/87509/dryads_saddle_-_cerioporus_squamosus.html" title="Dryad&#039;s Saddle - Cerioporus squamosus"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/87509_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=gWsQGPu3QH72hdr7hh4W3mcAZCE%3D" width="200" height="126" alt="Dryad&#039;s Saddle - Cerioporus squamosus This mushroom is often sadly overlooked and maligned as an edible with little value. But, if foraged when young, it can be prepared in many different ways - including saut&eacute;, incorporation into stocks, and being made into chips. Not to mention that they can be made into a kind of thick, stiff paper.<br /> <br /> This species is easily recognized by its large size: the largest one on this tree was at least 30 cm wide! They were fan-shaped, pale tan, and had large, flattened, brown scales that were somewhat radially arranged.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Tree (haha!) in a deciduous forest; it grows in this same tree every year for the past 7 years<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/87505/dryads_saddle_-_cerioporus_squamosus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/87508/dryads_saddle_-_cerioporus_squamosus.html Dryad&#039;s Saddle,Geotagged,Polyporus squamosus,Summer,United States" /></a></figure> Dryad's Saddle,Geotagged,Polyporus squamosus,Summer,United States Click/tap to enlarge

Dryad's Saddle - Cerioporus squamosus

This mushroom is often sadly overlooked and maligned as an edible with little value. But, if foraged when young, it can be prepared in many different ways - including sauté, incorporation into stocks, and being made into chips. Not to mention that they can be made into a kind of thick, stiff paper.

This species is easily recognized by its large size: the largest one on this tree was at least 30 cm wide! They were fan-shaped, pale tan, and had large, flattened, brown scales that were somewhat radially arranged.

Habitat: Tree (haha!) in a deciduous forest; it grows in this same tree every year for the past 7 years

Dryad's Saddle - Cerioporus squamosus This mushroom is often sadly overlooked and maligned as an edible with little value. But, if foraged when young, it can be prepared in many different ways - including sauté, incorporation into stocks, and being made into chips. Not to mention that they can be made into a kind of thick, stiff paper.<br /> <br /> This species is easily recognized by its large size: the one in this photo was at least 30 cm wide! They were fan-shaped, pale tan, and had large, flattened, brown scales that were somewhat radially arranged.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Tree (haha!) in a deciduous forest; it grows in this same tree every year for the past 7 years<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/87509/dryads_saddle_-_cerioporus_squamosus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/87508/dryads_saddle_-_cerioporus_squamosus.html Dryad's Saddle,Geotagged,Polyporus squamosus,Summer,United States,polypore

Dryad's Saddle - Cerioporus squamosus This mushroom is often sadly overlooked and maligned as an edible with little value. But, if foraged when young, it can be prepared in many different ways - including sauté, incorporation into stocks, and being made into chips. Not to mention that they can be made into a kind of thick, stiff paper.<br /> <br /> This species is easily recognized by its large size: the largest one on this tree was at least 30 cm wide! They were fan-shaped, pale tan, and had large, flattened, brown scales that were somewhat radially arranged.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Tree (haha!) in a deciduous forest; it grows in this same tree every year for the past 7 years<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/87505/dryads_saddle_-_cerioporus_squamosus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/87508/dryads_saddle_-_cerioporus_squamosus.html Dryad's Saddle,Geotagged,Polyporus squamosus,Summer,United States

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    Great info! Posted 5 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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Similar species: Polyporales
Species identified by Christine Young
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By Christine Young

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Uploaded Dec 10, 2019. Captured Aug 8, 2019 09:40 in 91 Main St, Sharon, CT 06069, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 80D
  • f/7.1
  • 1/64s
  • ISO400
  • 100mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.