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Pleurotus pulmonarius
Cluster of three mushrooms Cluster of three mushrooms Cap of largest mushroom approximately 15 cm wide; almost circular. Smaller mushrooms, approximately 10 cm wide. Caps. Convex Gills. White; with short gills; running down stem. Stem. Largest mushroom had a short, approximately 2 cm diameter; smaller mushrooms had no visible stem. Strong, distinctive, peculiar odor (
Growing on the broken trunk of a tree.
Assigning to Pleuotus pulmonarius based on summer fruiting. Caps starting to disintegrate. Fluid accumulating at margin. Margin showing some wrinkling.
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