1. 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 scaly polypore's dark scales were clearly visible on the mature specimen";
   - Polyporus squamosus

Type of: polypore, pore fungus, pore mushroom

Part of: genus Polyporus, Polyporus