3 May 2008 Stoke Goldington, Buckinghamshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. Synonymns Polyporus squamosus Common Name Dryad's saddle Cap Fan shaped, sometimes depressed, upper surface yellow brown with coarse dark scales, to about 60 cm across Pores Whitish, large, angular Stem Short, lateral, dark brown to black at the base Flesh White, tough Smell Strong, mealy Taste Indistinct Season Spring to summer Distribution Common Habitat On living and dead deciduous trees Microscopic Features Spores ellipsoidal (14-17) x (5-6) µm2 Edibility Edible when young Notes Take care not to confuse with P. tuberaster 
July 2005 Berkshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. |