Polyporus squamosus
Dryad's Saddle
Polyporus squamosus, Dryad's Saddle. A large bracket fungus living either saprophytically on dead wood, or parasitically on various hardwood trees. Mushrooms appear in late spring, maturing in autumn.
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Slide 1: Polyporus squamosus, Dryad's Saddle on Ash, Fraxinus excelsior. Hargill, Redmire. October.
Slide 2: Polyporus squamosus, Dryad's Saddle on Ash, Fraxinus excelsior. Hargill, Redmire. October.
Slide 3: Polyporus squamosus, Dryad's Saddle on Ash, Fraxinus excelsior. Hargill, Redmire. October.