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Polyporus squamosus

(Dryad´s Saddle)

Common Names

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Common Names in English:

Dryad´s Saddle, Dryad's Saddle, Scaly Polyporus

Common Names in French:

Chouette, Polypore écailleux, Polypore Chouette, Polypore Du Noyer

Common Names in German:

Schuppiger-Pohrling

Common Names in Italian:

Poliporo Squamoso

Description

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Habitat

Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 1,617 meters (0 to 5,305 feet).[1]

Taxonomy

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Unambiguous Synonyms

  1. Agarico-pulpa ulmi Paulet 1793
  2. Boletus cellulosus Lightf. 1778
  3. Boletus juglandis Schaeff. 1774
  4. Boletus maximus Schumach. 1803
  5. Boletus michelii (Fr.) Pollini 1824
  6. Boletus polymorphus Bull. 1791
  7. Boletus rangiferinus Bolton 1792
  8. Boletus squamosus Huds. 1778
  9. Bresadolia caucasica Shestunov 1910
  10. Bresadolia paradoxa Speg. 1883
  11. Bresadolia squamosa (Huds.) Teixeira 1986
  12. Cerioporus michelii (Fr.) Quél. 1886
  13. Cerioporus rostkowii (Fr.) Quél. 1886
  14. Cerioporus squamosus (Huds.) Quél. 1886
  15. Melanopus squamosus (Huds.) Pat. 1900
  16. Polyporellus rostkovii (Fr.) P. Karst. 1880
  17. Polyporellus squamatus (Lloyd) Pilát 1936
  18. Polyporellus squamosus forma rostkovii (Fr.) Pilát 1936
  19. Polyporellus squamosus (Huds.) P. Karst. 1880
  20. Polyporus alpinus Saut. 1876
  21. Polyporus caudicinus Murrill 1903
  22. Polyporus dissectus Letell. 1826
  23. Polyporus flabelliformis Pers. 1825
  24. Polyporus infundibuliformis Rostk. 1830
  25. Polyporus juglandis (Schaeff.) Pers. 1825
  26. Polyporus michelii Fr. 1821
  27. Polyporus pallidus Schulzer 1874
  28. Polyporus retirugis (Bres.) Ryvarden 1980
  29. Polyporus rostkovii Fr. 1838
  30. Polyporus squamatus Lloyd 1911
  31. Polyporus squamosus forma michelii (Fr.) Bondartsev 1953
  32. Polyporus squamosus forma rostkovii (Fr.) Bondartsev 1953
  33. Polyporus squamosus var. maculatus Velen. 1922
  34. Polyporus squamosus var. polymorphus (Bull.) P. W. Graff 1939
  35. Polyporus ulmi Paulet 1812
  36. Polyporus westii Murrill 1938
  37. Trametes retirugis Bres. 1893

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Kirk P.M. , 14-Sep-2005

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Polyporus

There are approximately 1608 species in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:

P. abieticola · P. abietinus · P. abietinus f. fuscoviolaceus · P. abietinus var. irpiciformis · P. abnormis · P. abortivus · P. abruptus · P. acanthoides · P. acerinus · P. acervatus · P. acicula · P. acidulus · P. acriculus · P. aculeans · P. aculeatus · P. aculeifera · P. acupunctatus · P. acutus · P. adamantinus · P. adiposus · P. admirabilis · P. adspersus · P. adustus · P. adustus f. resupinata · P. aegerita · P. aemulans · P. aesculi · P. aethiops · P. affinis · P. agariceus · P. agariceus var. agariceus · P. agaricicola · P. agaricon · P. agilis · P. albellus · P. albiceps · P. albidus · P. albo-carneo-gilvidus · P. albobrunneus · P. albogilvus · P. albogriseus · P. albojavensis · P. albolutescens · P. alboluteus · P. alboniger · P. albosordescens · P. albostygius · P. albulus · P. albus · P. alligatus · P. alneus · P. alpinus · P. altocedronensis · P. alutaceus · P. alveolaris · P. alveolarius · P. amarus · P. amboinensis · P. ameides · P. amorphus · P. amorphus var. albus · P. amorphus var. amorphus · P. amphiporus · P. amplectens · P. amygdalinus · P. anax · P. anceps · P. anebus · P. anebus var. anebus · P. aneirinus · P. angolensis · P. angulatus · P. angustus · P. anisopilus · P. anisoporus · P. annosus · P. annularis · P. annulatus · P. antarcticus · P. anthelminticus · P. anthracophilus · P. antilopus · P. apalus · P. apiarius · P. apophysatus · P. applanatus · P. apricus · P. aquosus · P. araneosus · P. aratus · P. archeri · P. arcticus · P. arcuatus · P. arculariellus · P. arculariformis · P. arcularius · P. arcularius var. arenosus · P. arenicolor · P. arenosobasus · P. argentatus

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Notes

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Contributors

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 05, 2008:

Identifiers

Footnotes

  1. Mean = 265.110 meters (869.783 feet), Standard Deviation = 431.520 based on 294 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
Last Revised: 2009-05-13