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Indian Oyster - Pleurotus pulmonarius Pale, tan/cream-colored mushrooms with wavy margins and decurrent gills.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Growing on rotting wood in a deciduous forest. Geotagged,Lung Oyster,Pleurotus pulmonarius,Spring,United States,mushroom,oyster Click/tap to enlarge

Indian Oyster - Pleurotus pulmonarius

Pale, tan/cream-colored mushrooms with wavy margins and decurrent gills.

Habitat: Growing on rotting wood in a deciduous forest.

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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 Christine Young
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Uploaded Oct 15, 2018. Captured Jun 7, 2017 11:12 in 208 Playhouse Cor, Southbury, CT 06488, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 60D
  • f/4.0
  • 1/256s
  • ISO400
  • 100mm