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I would vote for Melanopus squamosus, just
because it has a foot and a polyporus grows differently. I have just checked
Pomerleau Encyclopedia of Mushroom (listing some 2000 mushrooms found in Québec)
and it has a drawing of your mushroom and a technical description. It is
definitely not an oyster mushroom because oyster mushrooms have long gills
underneath. Judging by the underside, it will become hard (not rot) and be still
there next Spring, unless an animal eat it while it is still soft. And yes,
melanopus squamosus is edible while still soft, although not recommended for
great eating. Interestingly, there are all kinds of studies being carried out in
the world right now, mainly in Asia, about the medicinal properties of wood
mushrooms such as this one.
This is a wonderful year for mushrooms with all
kinds of new entities seldom seen, appearing everywhere. Thank you for sharing
this photo.
Hélène, zone3-4, north of Ottawa
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