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Dryad's Saddle

Posted by Clare Jenkins,
North Country explorer from Colton, New York
August 5, 2013 —

Very cool fungus found in the woods by my house. I couldn't identify it, but there are many different types of fungi in the North Country.

EDIT: This fungus is possibly Dryad's Saddle, a type of shelf fungus. It is very young, making it hard to identify.

Comments

Bob Wagner

Go back in a few days and take another shot (if you remember the spot/tree) and see how it develops.

Could be a Dryad's saddle - which when young are edible.

Here's a nice YouTube video about it:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDQPgU7kL2c

Bob W.

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Clare Jenkins

Thanks for the info! I also asked another website, and they thought it was a Dryad's Saddle, too.

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Erika Barthelmess

I love the exchange of info here! That's so cool! Crowd source the ID

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