chaeric Posted June 13, 2022 Report Share Posted June 13, 2022 Hi! I've always been at kind of curious about mushrooms but have always been scared off by the potential of the poisonous mushrooms. I have absolutely no experience identifying mushrooms. Anyways, I went for a run earlier today and came across several of these mushrooms. Environment: I live in the Pacific Northwest and the temperature has been rainy here; it's also been getting hotter and a bit humid, so it's about 60F or so. Found these on a dead tree trunk. Mushroom: Doesn't have much of a stem. Gills seem to run down the length of the mushroom. I think it's pleurotus ostreatus? I looked it up and I suppose it could also be angel wing mushrooms (pleurocybella porrigens), but from what I read, they grow on coniferous trees - and my friend ID'ed the dead tree trunk as a deciduous tree. Could it be anything else? More importantly - anything else dangerous? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Hoover Posted June 13, 2022 Report Share Posted June 13, 2022 Those are definitely oyster mushrooms. Completely safe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaeric Posted June 13, 2022 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2022 Thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
River_Forager Posted June 15, 2022 Report Share Posted June 15, 2022 My guess is pleurotus populinus, looks like its growing on a dead aspen / poplar tree? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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