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Pheasant Back Wild Mushroom Poster
by Karl Anderson
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Pheasant Back Wild Mushroom poster by Karl Anderson. Our posters are produced on acid-free papers using archival inks to guarantee that they last a lifetime without fading or loss of color. All posters include a 1" white border around the image to allow for future framing and matting, if desired.
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Pheasant Back Mushroom.
Polyporus squamosus is a basidiomycete bracket fungus, with common names including dryad's saddle and pheasant's back mushroom. It has a widespread distribution, being found in North America, Australia, Asia, and Europe, where it causes a white rot in the heartwood of living and dead hardwood trees. The name "dryad's saddle" refers to creatures in Greek mythology called dryads who could conceivably fit and ride on this mushroom, whereas the pheasant's back analogy derives from the pattern of colors on the bracket matching that of a pheasant's back.
This mushroom is commonly attached to dead logs or stumps at one point with a thick stem. Generally, the fruit body is 8�30 cm (3�12 in) across and up to 10 cm (4 in) thick. The body can be yellow to brown and has "squamules" or scales on its upper side. On the underside one can see the pores that are characteristic of the genus Polyporus; they are made up of tubes packed together closely. The tubes...
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Karl Anderson
Thank you Michelle !
Michele Penner
Interesting light patterns and mushroom. Great capture!
Karl Anderson
Thank you Felix !
Felix Lai
Fabulous capture, very well done! l/f