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Bracket Fungus

Bracket Fungus common name "Dryads Saddle" (Polyporus squamosus). So named for its saddle shape. The name Dryads Saddle refers to creatures from Greek Mythology (see Wikipedia)

This bracket fungus was found growing on a rotting stump in Ashridge Forest, west of Beacon Road, Ringshall, Hertfordshire oppposite Dockey Wood.

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Uploaded on May 19, 2015
Taken on May 13, 2015