Extract from Wikipedia article: Polyporus squamosus aka Cerioporus squamosus (yet to be confirmed new taxonomy) 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. The name "dryad's saddle" refers to creatures in Greek mythology called dryads who could conceivably fit and ride on this mushroom, whereas the pheasant's back analogy derives from the pattern of colors on the bracket matching that of a pheasant's back.
Dryad's saddle mushrooms (Cerioporus squamosus, Polyporus squamosus, a bracket fungus) on a log in Zhiharevo, east from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 2, 2011
Dryad's saddle mushrooms (Cerioporus squamosus, Polyporus squamosus) in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 18, 2016
Dryad's saddle (Cerioporus squamosus, Polyporus squamosus) tinder mushroom near Morskie Dubki Beach in Lisiy Nos, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 1, 2017 Polyanskaya dor., Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 197755
Lower surface of dryad's saddle (Cerioporus squamosus, Polyporus squamosus) tinder mushroom in Lisiy Nos, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 1, 2017 Polyanskaya dor., Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 197755
Caps of dryad's saddle (Cerioporus squamosus, Polyporus squamosus) tinder mushroom in Lisiy Nos, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 1, 2017 Polyanskaya dor., Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 197755
Caps of dryad's saddle (Cerioporus squamosus, Polyporus squamosus) mushrooms taken from a willow in Lisiy Nos, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, June 1, 2017 Polyanskaya dor., Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 197755
Dryad's saddle mushrooms (Cerioporus squamosus, Polyporus squamosus) taken from a willow tree near Tikhoretsky Prospect. Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 25, 2017
Young dryad's saddle mushrooms (Cerioporus squamosus) found on a willow(?) at Zheleznodorozhnaya Street in Kuzmolovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 21, 2021 Leningradskoye Shosse, 13А, Kuzmolovsky, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia, 188663
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