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Dryad's Saddle

Polyporus squamosus

Photo by Phil_S
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Field Notes

Description:

This mushroom is commonly attached to dead logs or stumps at one point with a thick stem. Generally, the fruit body is 8–30 cm (3–12 in) across and up to 10 cm (4 in) thick. The body can be yellow to brown and has "squamules" or scales on its upper side.

Habitat:

Attached to a tree stump. Deciduous forest with brook running through it. Gully Brook Park, Lake Metroparks System, Willoughby, Ohio, USA.

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