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oyster mushroom

Pleurotus ostreatus

Description:

These mushrooms are wide and fleshy. They can be white, gray or brown. Caps can be up to eight inches wide, usually in a semi-circle shape. The gills (feathery things under the cap) are white or yellowish. Sometimes Oyster Mushrooms have as short stalk, but it's never more than 1/2 long.

Habitat:

Oyster Mushrooms can be found year-round on deciduous (lose leaves in Fall) trees, especially willows. Occasionally, they grow on pines.

Notes:

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Boone County High School
Spotted by a stud ent at Boone County High School

Florence, Kentucky, USA

Spotted on Sep 4, 2015
Submitted on Sep 4, 2015

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