Thanks a lot, Suhaib ji On Wed, 9 Aug 2023 at 03:13, suhaib yatoo <[email protected]> wrote:
> 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 >> > -- 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/CA%2BiuSFAyNVBu_kHtZ7%3DxjQiZe6h3Tp4GJL1JGqigx6OpjrddhQ%40mail.gmail.com.
