Peter G Janssen Posted May 21, 2018 Report Share Posted May 21, 2018 While out searching for morels tonight I stumbled on a down log covered with clusters of these cream colored mushrooms. I think they may be oysters, but they clearly have a stem. Some are several inches across. I haven't done a spore print yet. Any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Oak Posted May 22, 2018 Report Share Posted May 22, 2018 I'd say those are oysters. Pleurotus pulmonarius. A spore print and some pictures in better lighting would help with certainty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GCn15 Posted May 22, 2018 Report Share Posted May 22, 2018 Don't look like oysters to me. Could be hypszigus (sp?). What kind of tree was it found on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter G Janssen Posted May 23, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2018 They were on what I believe was a dead elm log that was laying on the ground. It was pretty much covered with them. I went back and picked a some more. The spore print was white. After a night in the fridge the top of the caps have become a little more yellow and not as slippery as they were when picked in the wet woods. Here are more pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobby b Posted May 23, 2018 Report Share Posted May 23, 2018 They look like farmer john's yellow oysters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GCn15 Posted May 23, 2018 Report Share Posted May 23, 2018 Now I can see the gills running down the stalk. They do appear to be a type of oyster a little past prime. That could account for the yellowing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted May 25, 2018 Report Share Posted May 25, 2018 Another Pleurotus citrinopileatus citing. This is a species that is not native to NA but is apparently spreading across the continent as a result of spores spreading from cultivated ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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