Summer Oyster

Today I encountered to very beautiful summer oyster. The fungus was not at all what I had come to expect. It had large and flexuose caps.

Posted on September 13, 2020 10:15 PM by jwhite3728 jwhite3728

Observations

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What

Pale Oyster (Pleurotus pulmonarius)

Observer

jwhite3728

Date

September 12, 2020 08:19 AM EDT

Description

This is Pleurocybella porrigens. Angel wings. Beautiful wood rot fungus, often eaten but may be toxic if kidney problems. This is a beautiful fungus.

Comments

It is very pretty! I see you changed the species in your observation to Summer Oyster.

Posted by squeekyfeets over 3 years ago

Yes--I did. It is summer oyster due to stipe and size of the fruit body.

Posted by jwhite3728 over 3 years ago

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