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Pleurotus_2024-06-24 SW Michigan USA We found this astonishingly large fruiting at the base of an esker, next to a cedar swamp. I&#039;m going to stick my neck out and call it Pleurotus pulmonarius. Baroni in his &#039;Mushrooms of the NE US and E Canada&#039; field guide says that it is likely to be found on beech logs and there are quite a few gorgeous beech trees growing on this esker. <br /> <br /> A closer view:<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/161715/pleurotus_2024-06-25_sw_michigan_usa.html" title="Pleurotus_2024-06-25 SW Michigan USA"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/11710/161715_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=GkWV1ONelUr67y%2FeZM0Ez9LkFRc%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="Pleurotus_2024-06-25 SW Michigan USA A view of a sampling from here:<br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/161714/pleurotus_2024-06-24_sw_michigan_usa.html Geotagged,Lung Oyster,Pleurotus pulmonarius,Summer,United States" /></a></figure> Geotagged,Lung Oyster,Pleurotus pulmonarius,Summer,United States Click/tap to enlarge

Pleurotus_2024-06-24 SW Michigan USA

We found this astonishingly large fruiting at the base of an esker, next to a cedar swamp. I'm going to stick my neck out and call it Pleurotus pulmonarius. Baroni in his 'Mushrooms of the NE US and E Canada' field guide says that it is likely to be found on beech logs and there are quite a few gorgeous beech trees growing on this esker.

A closer view:

Pleurotus_2024-06-25 SW Michigan USA A view of a sampling from here:<br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/161714/pleurotus_2024-06-24_sw_michigan_usa.html Geotagged,Lung Oyster,Pleurotus pulmonarius,Summer,United States

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The Lung Oyster

"Pleurotus pulmonarius" is a mushroom very similar to "Pleurotus ostreatus", the pearl oyster, but with a few noticeable differences. The caps of "pulmonarius" are much paler and smaller than "ostreatus" and develops more of a stem. "P. pulmonarius" also prefers warmer weather than "ostreatus" and will appear later in the summer.

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Similar species: Agaricales
Species identified by Jon Reck
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By Jon Reck

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Uploaded Jun 27, 2024. Captured Jun 24, 2024 06:34 in GPH4+R5 Dowling, MI, USA.
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  • NIKON D850
  • f/6.3
  • 1/13s
  • ISO64
  • 50mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.