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Oyster ID Pleurotus Populinus?


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Was out today on the search for mushrooms,  found this one growing on a fallen aspen/poplar/cottonwood (not sure which one think poplar).  It had a another small one and a few ones that had rotted completely on the same fallen tree.  Awaiting a spore print, thoughts on ID? 

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Been doing further research, from what I can gather it is almost certainly Pleurotus Populinus. 

I believe it the first two pics are P Populinus that fruited solo and grew to a large / somewhat uncommon size.  Pics 3 and 4 is a younger one a few feet down the same log. 

A few look alikes are mock oyster,  flat crep and angel wings. Its certainly no mock oyster, very sure its not flat crep (although the spore print will confirm as crep has brown spores), and angel wings grows on coniferous which isn't the case here. 

Pleurotus ostreatus is possibly but I'm leaning towards the P populinus since its growing on that poplar aspen log. 

After I check my spore print later today i might fry some up for as taste test.  

Let me know your thoughts please. 

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