6 June 2010 Surrey. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. Synonymns Pleurotus ostreatus var pulmonarius Cap Bracket shaped, centre depressed, smooth, white, sometimes with a yellow tinge, to about 12 cm across Gills Decurrent, close, whitish then pale buff Stem Lateral, short or absent. Flesh Firm, whitish Smell Fungal. Taste Pleasant Season Summer to autumn Distribution Infrequent Habitat On dead deciduous wood Spore Print White Microscopic Features Spores elongated ellipsoidal to cylindrical, smooth (7.5-11) x (3-4) µm2 Edibility Edible Notes This species could be confused with Pleurotus ostreatus, which is darker, or Pleurotus cornucopiae, which has funnel shaped caps with a central stem and gills that form a network at the base 
6 June 2010 Surrey. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. 
6 June 2010 Surrey. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. |