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The mushroom has a broad, fan or oyster-shaped cap spanning 2–30 centimetres (3 ⁄ 4 – 11 + 3 ⁄ 4 inches); [3] natural specimens range from white to gray or tan to dark-brown; the margin is inrolled when young, and is smooth and often somewhat lobed or wavy.
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Holding the cap in position is a stem that is 0.6 to 1.2 cm (0.2 to 0.5 in) long by 0.3 to 0.8 cm (0.1 to 0.3 in) thick, and has an off-center attachment to the cap, either at or near the cap side. The dull-white stem is covered with minute silk-like fibers, and is narrower at the base where it attaches to the substrate .
Pleurotus populinus, the aspen oyster mushroom, is a gilled fungus native to North America. It is found on dead wood of aspen and cottonwood trees (genus Populus ). Although morphologically similar to Pleurotus ostreatus and Pleurotus pulmonarius , it has been shown to be a distinct species incapable of cross-breeding . [ 1 ]
4 Ways to Tell if Mushrooms Have Gone Bad1. They look wrinklyFresh mushrooms are plump with moisture and have smooth skin. The same cannot be said of fungi that’s been hanging out in your fridge ...
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The real Pleurotus sajor-caju (Fr.) Singer is in fact a separate species of mushroom, which was returned to the genus Lentinus by Pegler (1975), and is now called Lentinus sajor-caju (Fr.) Fries. [1] Pleurotus pulmonarius is commercially cultivated in New Zealand, [3] and is sometimes sold as "Oyster mushrooms". [4]
Sarcomyxa serotina is a species of fungus in the family Sarcomyxaceae.Its recommended English name in the UK is olive oysterling. [1] In North America it is known as late fall oyster or late oyster mushroom. [2]