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long-stemmed oyster mushroom

Hypsizygus tessulatus

Description:

white to tan fleshy cap, white gills, tough-fleshy stems eccentrically connected to cap, on wood usually near the bottom of tree trunks...white spore print

Habitat:

near the lower trunk portions of standing hardwood trees (not conifers), Telluride, Colorado

Notes:

edible when well-cooked

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garylincoff
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garylincoff

Colorado, USA

Spotted on Aug 15, 2010
Submitted on Feb 24, 2011

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