Ron B Posted May 23, 2019 Report Share Posted May 23, 2019 Found these last week in Iowa. Believe to be Golden oyster mushroom. Has anyone else ever found these in the Midwest? My understanding is they are not native to the US. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted May 24, 2019 Report Share Posted May 24, 2019 Nice photo! Sure looks like the Golden Oyster (Pleurotus citrinopileatus). This species in not native to NA (as far as I know). It is hypothesized that the species "naturalized" as a result of people growing these mushrooms in cultivation kits. I have seen reports of this species from PA, MD, and NJ. Not sure if any existing reports originate from the Midwest. Iowa may very well be the western most occurrence reported in NA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Oak Posted May 26, 2019 Report Share Posted May 26, 2019 What kind of tree did you find those on? I’m in Omaha and curious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valissa Posted June 22, 2020 Report Share Posted June 22, 2020 Found these!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Van Posted May 31, 2021 Report Share Posted May 31, 2021 I have been harvesting these in the wild in Winneshiek County for the past five years. They are quite abundant -- way more than our family has been able to use or to give away. Unlike morels, which mushroom neophytes readily accept as gifts, because these mushrooms are not generally well-known among the public, people are hesitant to accept these mushrooms harvested from the wild. I can't fault such hesitancy, and that just means (again, unlike the case of morels) there is not much stress on the wild population of golden oysters. Likely because of drought conditions this spring in Winneshiek County, I have found this year to be sparse for fungi, particularly morels. But, yesterday, I brought home about five pounds of golden oysters to hold us for the week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Van Posted June 2, 2021 Report Share Posted June 2, 2021 'Saw these today (June 1, 2021) in Decorah's Palisades Park: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Oak Posted June 28, 2021 Report Share Posted June 28, 2021 My uncle lives up that way in Olwein and has found tons of these in recent years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted May 19, 2022 Report Share Posted May 19, 2022 I have found the golden oyster mushroom in Southern Wisconsin for the past 2yrs. My friends and family love them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curlyfries110 Posted May 26 Report Share Posted May 26 I live in Muscatine County Iowa and I can easily go out back into the woods and find 3/5 pounds of these on fallen trees and some vertical dead trees. They are quite tasty and I am glad they are so abundant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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