




Cerioporus
The Dryad's Saddle is a mushroom that looks like a saddle! It grows on trees and has a unique shape.
Habitat: On trees
The Dryad's Saddle is a large, fan- or kidney-shaped mushroom with a short, stout stalk. Its cap is creamy to light brown, covered in distinctive dark brown, flattened scales. The underside has large, angular, whitish pores.





Category
FungiRarity
Rare
Danger
1/5 · Very low
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It's named after tree nymphs from Greek mythology!
Its scaly cap can sometimes resemble a snake's skin!
This mushroom often smells just like fresh watermelon or cucumber.
Young Dryad's Saddle can be sliced thin and cooked like bacon.
Dryad's Saddle can break down tough dead wood, helping return vital nutrients to the forest soil.
This fungus has millions of tiny pores under its cap that release countless white spores to create new mushrooms.
Dryad's Saddle can grow surprisingly fast, sometimes appearing large in just a few days after rain.
Deciduous plants periodically shed all their leaves, typically during autumn or dry seasons.
Spore-producing organisms reproduce by releasing small, often single-celled, reproductive units called spores.
Edible plants are those parts of a plant that are considered safe for human consumption.
Forest habitats are terrestrial environments dominated by dense tree cover, supporting a high diversity of plant and animal life.
Danger
1/5 · Very low
Do not pick or eat anything you find. Some plants and mushrooms can be harmful.
2-15 cm
edible
5-50 cm
On trees
wood
Spring to fall
White
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