Yes, Most probably *Cerioporus squamosus* (ex. *Polyporus squamosus*)
Best, Suhaib Yatoo On Fri, 4 Aug 2023, 10:58 J.M. Garg, <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks, Taffazull ji > > ---------- Forwarded message --------- > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> > Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2023 at 17:01 > Subject: [efloraofindia:451874] Dryad's Saddle from Srinagar > To: eFloraofIndia <[email protected]> > > > Dear members, > Am attaching photos of *Polyporus squamosus (Huds) Fr. *growing on the > stump of a dead tree. Photos were taken on 23 and 24th of JULY. This is a > bract fungus and the bracts can attain a size of half a metre. Common name > is Dryad"s saddle as the cap when mature resembles a saddle and a Drayad > is a tree nymph in Greek mythology. The name *Polyporus* refers to the > underside of the cap having tubes opening by irregular pores (see Photo) by > which spores are shed and *squamosus *refers to the brown scales on the > top of the cap giving it a pretty mottled appearance (see photo). When very > young as in this photo it is said to be edible but older specimens are not > edible.(All photos are under CC BY license only Attribution required ) > Regards > Taffazull > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "eFloraofIndia" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/f352f508-002b-4aaa-8bcb-0624c0e019fan%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/f352f508-002b-4aaa-8bcb-0624c0e019fan%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "eFloraofIndia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CAKYSU6cTmQJcVB_qAu0B17E2iRC_T4SxUPQHCgh6j6snWTRnQA%40mail.gmail.com.
