Noun: Polyporus squamosus
- A fungus with a lateral stalk (when there is a stalk) and a scaly cap that becomes nearly black in maturity; widely distributed in the Northern Hemisphere
"The Polyporus squamosus's dark scales were clearly visible on the mature specimen";
- scaly polypore
Type of: polypore, pore fungus, pore mushroom
Part of: genus Polyporus, Polyporus
Encyclopedia: Polyporus squamosus