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Oyster Mushroom

Pleurotus sp.

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32.9288, -96.8518

Field Notes

Description:

Individual mushrooms about 4 inches across. These occur only in fall.

Habitat:

Wooded area near small, intermittent creek.

Notes:

From Oyster Mushrooms Identification Guide - HuntingMorels.com.
Under the Pleurotus osteatus it states that P Populinus and P Pulmonarius are often called Pleurotus ostreatus.
Pleurotus Ostreatus is classified as "The Oyster''. I tend to favor the ostreatus but when I viewed the initial cap they were not enrolled - as specified. In short I cannot comfortably classify at this time.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)

From Oyster Mushrooms Identification Guide - HuntingMorels.com. Under the Pleurotus osteatus it states that P Populinus and P Pulmonarius are ofter called Pleurotus ostreatus. Pleurotus Ostreatus is classified as "The Oyster''. I tend to favor the ostreatus but when I viewed the initial cap they were not enrolled - as specified. In short I cannot compfortably classify at this time.
Compare with Pleurotus ostreatus

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