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Oyster mushroom

Pleurotus ostreatus

Description:

Growing at base of oak, spots on top are debris, dry caps.

Habitat:

Mixed forest.

1 Species ID Suggestions

MiteBelmezov
MiteBelmezov 11 years ago
Oyster mushroom
Pleurotus ostreatus Pleurotus ostreatus


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4 Comments

MiteBelmezov
MiteBelmezov 11 years ago

Saprophyte is an organism that fed decaying matter of dead animals or plants. Are saprophytes saprophytic nutrition.

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 11 years ago

I read an article recently which said that Oyster mushrooms are carnivorous.
they were known as Saprophytic till now. they eat live nematodes.

MiteBelmezov
MiteBelmezov 11 years ago

Pleurotus ostreatus
Pot diameter of 5-18 cm, convex in the young, then prostrate, eccentric, fan-shaped bucket to the handle with a concave curve, great, gray or brown.
Leaves white, later yellowish and greyish, thick, long, covered by the handle, descend down the bunch.
Handle 2-4 cm long, white, solid, down the narrow and hairy, obliquely connected with the eccentric hat.
Meat white, hard, tough and woody later, pleasant taste and smell.

scatha
scatha 11 years ago

looks like some sort of oyster shroom to me... pleurotus xxx

chesterbperry
Spotted by
chesterbperry

Tennessee, USA

Spotted on Jul 19, 2012
Submitted on Jul 19, 2012

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