pumplinpen Posted June 7, 2016 Report Share Posted June 7, 2016 Found these this evening on a dead log. There were several clusters, some older and some younger. Yellow surface of caps, white gills, white flesh. Gills decurrent. Smell is somewhat fruity, and fairly strong. The closest lookalike I've found is yellow oysters, which are apparently not an option for this hemisphere. Any more reasonable suggestions? Doing a sporeprint now, expecting white/cream. I will take more pictures of underside tomorrow, unable to load the ones I have for some reason... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted June 7, 2016 Report Share Posted June 7, 2016 These look like Yellow Oysters to me (Pleurotus citrinopileatus or P. cornucopiae). As you say pumplinpen, this species is not native to NA. But I have seen a few reports of people finding them in natural settings in eastern NA (I think one or two posted on this website). Grow kits for this type of mushroom are sold, and it seems likely to me that the species may have caught on as a naturalized type in NA. That's a beautiful collection, nicely photographed. Problems loading photos may be a function of file size. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pumplinpen Posted June 7, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2016 Thanks Dave W. The spore print is light gray/purple. What a nice surprise! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eli Posted September 6 Report Share Posted September 6 Hi I have these growing on my palm what are they Name and benefits. TY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GJC Posted September 8 Report Share Posted September 8 You haven’t provided a lot of the necessary information to make a confident ID proposal……you can compare to Leucocoprinus birnbaumii which is a common potted plant mushroom, which is poisonous to people and pets, but won’t hurt your palm…. Again, just a guess without more info… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted September 9 Report Share Posted September 9 Follow-up to what GJC wrote... For a confident ID proposal, the undersides of a few of these need to be seen. You need to carefully harvest them so that an entire stalk may be seen (including the base and any ornamentation). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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