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Pleurotus ostreatus group  (oyster mushroom)

Photo of Pleurotus ostreatus group by Jim Riley
© Jim Riley (Photo ID #70160)

Photographer's Submitted Details

Photo Location Yozoo Trail, Gifford Pinchot N.F., Randle, WA Photographer Jim Riley
Habitat Old growth forest  
Photo Date June 03, 2015 Upload Date January 22, 2016
Elevation (m) 347  
UTM Zone # Latitude 46.461834
UTM Easting Longitude -121.958244
UTM Northing Photo ID # 70160
Notes
Review Comments I have never seen Pleurotus ostreatus this white. Image may be of Pluerocybella porrigens. Pleurocybella porrigens grows on rotting hemlock. Pleurotus ostreatus grows on a wide range of substrates but is most often on alder.

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