Polyporus squamosus

Phylum: Basidiomycota	Class: Basidiomycetes
Order: Polyporales	Family: Polyporaceae
Species: Polyporus squamosus (Huds.) Fr.

Synonyms:

Boletus juglandis
Boletus squamosus
Polyporus rostkovii

Common Name:

Dryad's Saddle




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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records: Fagus sylvatica (8) Acer pseudoplatanus (7) Fraxinus excelsior (6) Ulmus (6) Aesculus hippocastanum (1) Quercus petraea (1) Sambucus nigra (1) Ulmus glabra (1)
Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Woodland: mixed (9) Woodland: broadleaved (8) Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (4) Woodland: mixed, plantation (4) Woodland: broadleaved, plantation (3) Boundaries, permanently wet ditch (1) Boundaries: defunct hedge (1) Built up area, domestic (1) Marsh/marshy grassland (1) Neutral grassland: semi-improved (1) Parkland and scattered trees (1) Parkland and scattered trees: broadleaved (1) Parkland and scattered trees: mixed (1) Woodland (1)
Substrate (where recorded) & number of records: Tree (12) Stump (7) Dead Wood (6) Wood (3) Branch (2) Fallen Tree (2) Fallen Branch (1) Sawn Wood (1) Standing Dead Tree (1)
Months recorded in & number of records: January (2) April (1) May (5) June (5) July (10) August (12) September (13) October (11) November (4) December (3)