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bark of a tree
We found this mushroom while walking our dog in the dog park! Gary, can you identify? From, Leda and Avalo
Spotted on Apr 18, 2010
Submitted on Apr 18, 2010
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This is a fresh shelf mushroom - just up this month. It's called Dryad's saddle because it's supposed to look like a saddle that a dryad (a wood nymph) would like to sit on. It's a polypore - the underside is made up of tiny pores. Its scientific name is Polyporus squamosus. You can see a photo and description of it in The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms.
Needs identifying