Lab 5 - Dryad's Saddle - Lee Hills

Cerioporus squamosus, more commonly known as Dryad's saddle, is a poly-pore basidiomycete that is commonly found on rotting trees and logs. It is a type of bracket fungi, and is often the largest fungi specimen to be found during the spring. The name, Dryad's saddle, is derived from the unique shape of the fungi. This is because the fungi forms the shape similar to that of a saddle on a horse with sloping edges which meet in the middle. This observation was spotted on a live tree at the foot of Mont-Royal, a tree that is possibly in the earlier stages of rot. Throughout North America and Montreal, Dryad's saddle specimens have been found to prefer tree species' such as the silver maple, box elder, and the quaking aspen. The typical human usage for this fungi is cooking. It is often seen as a very underrated edible mushroom that is ripe with fiber. Although, it is best to pick specimens used for cooking while they are young, as they get older they become more and more tough and flavorful.

Publicado el 17 de octubre de 2021 por lhills lhills

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Hongo Silla de Montar (Cerioporus squamosus)

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lhills

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Octubre 5, 2021 a las 03:27 PM EDT

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