Repaving the driveway truncated the roots of a maple tree and, this year, produced a handsome pair of fungii:
Fungus – top view
Seen from the side, they’re even more complex:
Fungus – side view
They’re firm and perfectly healthy, but the tree is likely doomed.
#1 by Olli on 2018-07-15 - 14:48
Maybe Cerioporus squamosus (Dryad’s saddle)? Edible? “Every mushroom is edible, but some only once.”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cerioporus_squamosus
#2 by Ed on 2018-07-15 - 17:21
Looks about right to me, although I am so not going to nibble from either the “Makes you larger” or “Makes you smaller” side.
#3 by RCPete on 2018-07-15 - 18:00
Every few years, the local mushroom hunters get somebody who tries to prove the second part of that statement. Our place gets some really large ‘shrooms; somewhat bigger than a Portabello. No idea of toxicity or taste. [grin]