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matrob
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Oysters in my yard?
#10554921 - 06/22/09 05:02 PM (14 years, 7 months ago) |
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I was hoping someone could confirm my suspicion here. I have not picked oysters before, but found the following mushrooms on an elm stump in my yard. I am hoping they are oysters. I took a spore print (my first attempt) on white paper and do not see any obvios color differention from the paper. I am trying again on black. The pictures are posted, I hope. Your help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Matt
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Re: Oysters in my yard? [Re: matrob]
#10555279 - 06/22/09 06:12 PM (14 years, 7 months ago) |
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They certainly look like Oysters to me. Assuming the spore print is white, and the stump is a hardwood (I'm not familiar with Elm, but wikipedia says it's a hardwood )
Disclaimer: I'm not a trusted identifier, i wouldn't put them in your mouht based on my observations
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Re: Oysters in my yard? [Re: ShockValue]
#10555299 - 06/22/09 06:15 PM (14 years, 7 months ago) |
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The spores are a real light neutral gray.
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Re: Oysters in my yard? [Re: Bobzimmer]
#10555349 - 06/22/09 06:24 PM (14 years, 7 months ago) |
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how they smell , they look like it and sometimes they bruise yellow like that some pleurotus species or it could be some of the yellow a slime mold maybe take a good close up in that case only eat the not bruise ones , and pay atencion to Bobzimmer advise
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matrob
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Re: Oysters in my yard? [Re: cactu]
#10555929 - 06/22/09 07:58 PM (14 years, 7 months ago) |
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Thanks for the responses. The yellow does look like bruising. On the black paper, the spores indicate a grayish color as you suggest. I will taste sample and report back. Thanks, Matt
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matrob
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Re: Oysters in my yard? [Re: matrob]
#10563550 - 06/24/09 06:59 AM (14 years, 7 months ago) |
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The sample was excllent. Tasted good, no ill effects. Today there is another LBM growing out of the site where I picked the original oysters. I am doing a spore print right now.
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Re: Oysters in my yard? [Re: matrob]
#10564278 - 06/24/09 11:17 AM (14 years, 7 months ago) |
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I'm confident that the yellow is a slime like mold that often contaminates Oyster Mushrooms. I wouldn't recommend eating any that have the yellow. And According to the National Audubon Society of Mushrooms, there are a few look-alikes that have yellowish gills. Although I'm certain those are probably oyster mushrooms. Watch for maggots, and Beatles, they love oysters as much as people.
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Re: Oysters in my yard? [Re: matrob]
#10565634 - 06/24/09 03:53 PM (14 years, 7 months ago) |
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Those definitely look like Pleurotus, and that yellow stuff is totally a slime mould growing on it.
If you find more in that condition, cut off the yellow crap.
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