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Pleurotus ostreatus
WARNING: This web site does NOT identify if a mushroom as edible or not.
Please consult an expert PRIOR to consuming ANY wild mushroom or fungus..
| The Oyster Mushroom has a large (5-25 cm wide), fan-shaped cap that is whitish to grayish-brown in colour. They extend beyond one another so they appear like overlapping shelves. Its name comes from its fruiting mushroom body that is shell-like in appearance. Its gills are whitish or yellow-tinged. The Oyster Mushroom prefers a habitat of dead hardwood trees or logs. It is prevalently fruiting during Fall to mid-Winter. |
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