Pleurotus ostreatus
Photos by: Chris Matherly January 19th, 2005
Photos By: Roger Reynolds
Photos By: Chris Matherly, Georgia, January 2006.
Winter Oysters tend to be darker in color, as shown above.
Photo By: Chris Matherly, January 18th, 2006, and this is the exact same Log as at top of this page one day less than a year ago exactly. I call this "A Repeat Customer"!
Typical infestation of luscious Oyster Mushrooms in all stages of growth. Unfortunately for me, the lowest one shown was about 10 feet off of the ground! I was unable to harvest any of these. However, the very top of this tree fell to the ground, and they were on it also! :>}
New Picture from Alabama, January 2006
Description:
Common Name: Oyster Mushroom Cap: 3 inches up to over a foot across. Flesh: white. Gills: Spore Print: White. Stalk: Normally Stalkless, but can sometimes have a short stalk especially when growing from a downed log instead of an upright one. Fruiting: On deciduous dead wood. Unlike the Angel's Wings that fruit on Coniferous dead wood. Range: Throughout Edibility: A good edible mushroom. Look-alikes: Angel Wings, grows on conifer logs. Note:
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