Timmyg Posted September 26, 2020 Report Share Posted September 26, 2020 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOHNY Posted September 27, 2020 Report Share Posted September 27, 2020 Maybe but it wold help to see them on the dead oak and not on cold steel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timmyg Posted September 27, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2020 Just found this site after I found the mushrooms. Will always take pictures where I find them from now on. I do a lot of mushroom hunting but haven’t found oysters before so don’t have experience with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted September 27, 2020 Report Share Posted September 27, 2020 These look like a species of Lentinellus, maybe L. ursinus. The thing that appears to support this proposal is a bit difficult to discern form the photo, but I *think* I can make out that the gill edges are serrated/saw-toothed. http://www.mushroomexpert.com/lentinellus_ursinus.html If correct, the taste will be disgustingly acrid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timmyg Posted September 27, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2020 That seems dead on after looking at that link. Thanks for the help!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rondayvous Posted September 28, 2020 Report Share Posted September 28, 2020 Funny how these and several other mushrooms that resemble oysters are never included as "lookalikes". Found these golden oysters growing in the wild in south east PA about two weeks ago. Looks like a (at least to me) welcome invasive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted September 29, 2020 Report Share Posted September 29, 2020 Lists of "look alike" species found in field guides often exclude types that are easily confused. However, usually there is at least one trait that immediately eliminates the the "look alike". In this case there are (at least) two that eliminate Pleurotus, bad taste and jagged gill edges. Yep, Pleurotus citrinopileatus (Golden Oyster) is an invasive species, probably introduced via grow kits or plugs. I haven't found this species here in NE PA. But it appears to have become fairly common in areas of SE NA and the Midwest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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