Phylum: Basidiomycota Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Polyporales Family: Polyporaceae
Species: Polyporus squamosus (Huds.) Fr.
Synonyms: Boletus cellulosus
Boletus juglandis
Boletus rangiferinus
Boletus squamosus
Boletus testaceus
Cerioporus squamosus
Cyfrwy Cennog
Grifola platypora
Polyporus rostkovii
Polyporus rostkowii
Polyporus squamosus f. erectus
Common Name: Dryad's Saddle


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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records:
Fagus sylvatica (16)
Fraxinus excelsior (12)
Acer pseudoplatanus (11)
Ulmus (3)
Quercus petraea (2)
Aesculus hippocastanum (2)
Acer (2)
Crataegus monogyna (1)
Quercus (1)
Sambucus nigra (1)
Ulmus glabra (1)
Acer platanoides (1)
Habitat (where recorded) & number of records:
Woodland and scrub (10)
Woodland: mixed (9)
Woodland: broadleaved (5)
Woodland: mixed, plantation (5)
Woodland (4)
Parkland and scattered trees (3)
Woodland: broadleaved, plantation (3)
Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (3)
Marsh/marshy grassland (2)
Parkland and scattered trees: broadleaved (2)
Parkland and scattered trees: mixed (2)
Boundaries, permanently wet ditch (1)
Boundaries: defunct hedge (1)
Built up area, domestic (1)
Neutral grassland: semi-improved (1)
Woodland: mixed, semi-natural (1)
Substrate (where recorded) & number of records:
Tree (26)
Stump (11)
Dead Wood (6)
Wood (6)
Fallen Tree (4)
Log (3)
Branch (2)
Standing Dead Tree (2)
Fallen log (1)
Sawn Wood (1)
Wood Chips (1)
Months recorded in & number of records:
January (4)
March (5)
April (1)
May (8)
June (10)
July (19)
August (23)
September (17)
October (14)
November (10)
December (3)