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Polyporus Squamosus

Polyporus squamosus

Polyporus squamosus is found often on decayed ash trees and sometimes on others. The cap has a thick lateral dark stem and is pale yellow tinged with brown, and covered with dark scales. It is reported to have been found seven feet in circumference, with a weight of forty-two pounds, and that it attained this growth in the short time of four weeks.