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Dryad's Saddle/Pheasant's Back

Polyporus Squamosus

Photo by VivBraznell
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Cap approx 7-8" diameter. Mottled brown top. Underside has a spongy appearance

Habitat:

Growing on the cut sections ( boughs removed), high up on the trunk of a Sycamore tree on Dartmoor

Species ID Suggestions

Dryard's Saddle

Polyporus Squamosus

Comments (1)

Thank you for the ident CorduneanuVlad much appreciated. Love the tale of the Dryad's Saddle
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PublishedSeptember 13, 2014

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