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Oyster mushroom

Pleurotus ostreatus

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Description:

Broad and fan-shaped caps, growing in clusters; blue-grey above, shiny just after the rain. Gills white, converging to a stipe, laterally attached to the wood.

Habitat:

Found on a decaying fallen log in a protected, mainly oak, forest on the French-Swiss border.

Notes:

If my iD is correct, edible and very appreciated

Reference Links:

Pleurotus ostreatus - Wikipedia

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PublishedJanuary 22, 2019

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