03/08/23, 7:02 PM
Tuukri, Kadriorg, Harjumaa
On living Norway maple (Acer platanoides) trunk, urban area
🔆 Rainy weather, evening, full sky overcast, shadow
Original Instagram postCerioporus squamosus
Dryad'S Saddle
- Scientific identification
- Cerioporus squamosus (Huds.) Quél.
- Family
- Polyporaceae
- Class
- Agaricomycetes
- Genus
- Cerioporus
Names across languages
- English: Dryad'S Saddle
- German: Schuppiger Stielporling
- Estonian: Soomustorik
- Russian: Цериопорус чешуйчатый
The scientific profile
From the latest record: 2023-08-03.
Hymenium
hymenium is poroid, cream to yellowish in color
Cap
cap is semicircular or fan-shaped, with dark brown scales on a lighter background, becoming more convex with age
Hymenium attachment
hymenium attachment is not applicable as it grows directly out of the wood
Stipe
lacks a stipe
Spore print
spore print is white
Ecology
ecology is saprotrophic or parasitic, found on deciduous trees, especially willows and poplars
Edibility
edibility: edible when young, but older specimens can be tough and have a strong flavor
Fruit body
fruit body to 10-40 cm across
Overview
Recognizable by its semicircular, fan-shaped cap that bears dark brown scales on a lighter background. The underside contains small pores rather than gills, where it releases its spores. This mushroom is found on dead logs or living trees, where it can act as a decomposer or a parasite. While edible, only the younger specimens are recommended for consumption as the older ones can be quite tough and have a strong flavor. The smell of a fresh specimen is often compared to watermelon rind. As always, proper identification is crucial as there are many species of Polypores, and not all of them are edible.
Published in: Quél. In: Enchir. fung. (Paris): 167. (1886).
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