Dryad's Saddle
Cerioporus squamosus (Huds.) Quél.
Also called: dryads saddle, pheasant's back mushroom, pheasant's back polypore
Safety first
Many edible mushrooms have toxic lookalikes, and some of those can be fatal. Have any mushroom identified in person by a local expert before you eat it.
If someone may have eaten a wild mushroom, call US Poison Control at 1-800-222-1222 or 911 right away. In Canada, call your provincial poison centre or 911.
Edibility
Inedible Source: Wikipedia: Cerioporus squamosus
Classification from Wikipedia: Cerioporus squamosus. Sources can be wrong or incomplete, and people react differently.
Never eat a wild mushroom based on this site or any app.
Photos
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Photo: Tom Field. CC-BY. Source (inaturalist)
Lookalikes
No lookalikes are recorded for this species yet. That does not mean there are none. Many mushrooms look alike, so never rely on appearance alone.
Season
When this species has been recorded, by month, from open-licensed US and Canada observations. It shows when people report it, not a guarantee it is fruiting.
The highlighted bar is the current month.
View season data as a table
| Month | Records |
|---|---|
| January | 33 |
| February | 27 |
| March | 44 |
| April | 770 |
| May | 1,903 |
| June | 638 |
| July | 276 |
| August | 456 |
| September | 555 |
| October | 419 |
| November | 90 |
| December | 42 |
Where it is found
States and provinces with the most records. Check the foraging rules for the place you plan to visit.
- Ontario 849 records · Foraging rules
- Ohio 487 records · Foraging rules
- Pennsylvania 435 records · Foraging rules
- New York 344 records · Foraging rules
- Michigan 332 records · Foraging rules
- Wisconsin 330 records · Foraging rules
- Illinois 320 records · Foraging rules
- Minnesota 281 records · Foraging rules
- Quebec 173 records · Foraging rules
- Vermont 166 records · Foraging rules
- Maryland 161 records · Foraging rules
- Virginia 159 records · Foraging rules
- Indiana 134 records · Foraging rules
- Massachusetts 111 records · Foraging rules
- Iowa 104 records · Foraging rules
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- Tennessee68 records
- Kentucky58 records
- West Virginia56 records
- New Jersey50 records
- North Carolina50 records
- Connecticut44 records
- Colorado40 records
- District of Columbia39 records
- Missouri36 records
- New Hampshire27 records
- Maine22 records
- Nebraska20 records
- New Brunswick20 records
- South Dakota19 records
- Manitoba17 records
- Kansas15 records
- Nova Scotia13 records
- Arkansas11 records
- Utah10 records
- British Columbia9 records
- Washington9 records
- Delaware8 records
- Georgia8 records
- Alabama7 records
- Florida6 records
- Idaho6 records
- Arizona4 records
- California4 records
- Louisiana2 records
- Montana2 records
- North Dakota2 records
- Rhode Island2 records
- South Carolina2 records
- New Mexico1 records
- Nunavut1 records
- Wyoming1 records
Identification traits
| Cap shape | depressed |
|---|---|
| Underside (gills, pores or teeth) | pores |
| Ecology | saprotrophic |
| Stem features | bare |
| Spore print color | white |
Traits vary. Use them to ask better questions of an expert, not to make a final call.
About
Cerioporus squamosus, synonym Polyporus squamosus, 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 Eurasia and North America. It causes a white rot in the heartwood of living and dead hardwood trees.
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