suzanneky Posted September 3, 2012 Report Share Posted September 3, 2012 Hi Everyone, I hope someone can help me. I found this mushroom in the woods of KY today. At first I thought it was a Oyster but, the underside is sponge like (different size pores). I found them on a down'd log. One set on top like a plate, the others were shelf like on the side. They have a dark circle in the middle. The largest is 14 inches and it is thick (about 1/2 and inch to an inch thick). The stems are short. I hope someone can tell me about it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladyflyfsh Posted September 3, 2012 Report Share Posted September 3, 2012 It looks like a Dryad's saddle (Polyporus squamosus) It is usually a spring mushroom found during morel season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suzanneky Posted September 4, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2012 Hi Ladyfish and thank you for your response. I believe you are correct. I just figured they were always a bit darker. The underside is certainly the same. I did read that you can find them twice a year...spring and late summer if temp and humidity is good. Thank you again!! Suzanne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted September 4, 2012 Report Share Posted September 4, 2012 Suzanne, are these mushrooms thick-fleshed, with flesh that is spongy? Or are they hard and/or brittle? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suzanneky Posted September 4, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2012 Hi Dave, Yes, the flesh is spongy. The whole mushroom is soft and very white when I cut it. Suzanne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suzanneky Posted September 4, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2012 I'll add a couple more photos. One is a close up (sort of) of the underside and the flesh. The other is how I found it on the down tree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted September 5, 2012 Report Share Posted September 5, 2012 Okay. The reason I asked is because there are a few hard-fleshed polypores that may have been considered for ID. But the soft/spongy flesh points toward P. squamosus, as ladyfish had proposed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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