Polyporus squamosus (Huds.) Fr.

Dryad's Saddle

Synonyms: Boletus iuglandis, Boletus juglandis, Boletus cellulosus, Boletus squamosus, Boletus subsquamosus, Boletus platyporus, Grifola platypora, Polyporus juglandis, Polyporellus squamosus, Cerioporus squamosus, Melanopus squamosus, Favolus squamosus, Bresadolia squamosa, Boletus polymorphus, Boletus rangiferinus, Agarico-pulpa ulmi, Boletus maximum, Polyporus ulmi, Polyporus michelii, Polyporus flabelliformis, Polyporus tigrinus, Polyporus dissectus, Polyporus infundibiliformis, Poolyporus infundibuliformis, Favolus boucheanus, Polyporus rostkovii, Polyporus pallidus, Polyporus alpinus, Polyporellus rostkovii, Bresadolia paradoxa, Trametes retirugis, Trametes retirugus, Polyporus clusianus, Bresadolia caucasica, Polyporus squamatus, Polyporus mcmurphyi, Polyporus macmurphyi, Leucoporus lepideus, Leucoporus lepidus, Polyporus squamosus var. maculatus, Polyporellus squamosus f. rostkovii, Polyporus retirugis

CLASSIFICATION

Main Group: Fungus

Sublevel 1: Dikarya

Sublevel 2: Basidiomycota

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Division: Basidiomycota

Class: Agaricomycetes

Order: Polyporales

Family: Polyporaceae

Genus: Polyporus

Species: Polyporus squamosus

STATUS IN NEW ENGLAND

Invasive, Pest, or Pathogen?: No

Rarity Designations:
There are no rarity listings for fungi. The federal government and New England states do not evaluate fungi for rarity.

BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY

Feeding Type: Heterotroph

HABITAT

PHOTOS OF Polyporus squamosus