(Pleurotus citrinopileatus)
Conservation • Description • Habitat • Ecology • Distribution • Taxonomy
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IUCN Red List | not listed |
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Minnesota | not listed |
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Description |
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Golden Oyster Mushroom is an uncommon, attractive, edible mushroom. It occurs in Europe, Asia, Africa, and North and South America. In the United States it occurs from New York and New Jersey west to Minnesota and Iowa. It is uncommon in the southeast and metro regions of Minnesota, absent in the rest of the state. It is found in clusters in deciduous woodlands growing on dead stumps and logs. It gets its nutrients from decaying hardwood (saprobic), especially elm. The cap is convex, sunken in the center, and ¾″ to 29 ⁄16″ (20 to 65 mm) in diameter. It is bright yellow at first, fading to white from the margins inward as it ages. It is very fragile when mature. The stalk is white, ¾″ to 2″ (20 to 50 mm) long, and 1 ⁄16″ to 5 ⁄16″ (2 to 8 mm) thick. It is often curved when growing on the side of a log. The gills are white, closely-spaced, and run down the stalk. The flesh is thin, white, and edible. |
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Habitat and Hosts |
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Hardwood logs |
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Uncommon in Minnesota |
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Taxonomy |
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Kingdom | Fungi (fungi) | ||
Subkingdom | Dikarya | ||
Division | Basidiomycota (club fungi) | ||
Subdivision | Agaricomycotina (jelly fungi, yeasts, and mushrooms) | ||
Class | Agaricomycetes (mushrooms, bracket fungi, puffballs, and allies) | ||
Subclass | Agaricomycetidae | ||
Order | Agaricales (common gilled mushrooms and allies) | ||
Suborder | Pleurotineae | ||
Family | Pleurotaceae | ||
Genus | Pleurotus (Oyster Mushrooms) | ||
The genus Pleurotus was formerly placed in the family Tricholomataceae. Molecular phylogenetic analysis resulted in several new families, including Pleurotaceae, being separated from Tricholomataceae by 2006. |
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Synonyms |
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Pleurotus cornucopiae ssp. citrinopileatus Pleurotus cornucopiae var. citrinopileatus |
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Common Names |
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Golden Oyster Mushroom Yellow Oyster Mushroom |
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Glossary
Saprobic
A term often used for saprotrophic fungi. Referring to fungi that obtain their nutrients from decayed organic matter.
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Craig Nelson |
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novice shroom hunter and found these while picking morels |
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Friesdale Farms |
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These are growing on 9 different dead Elm logs lying on the ground in our woods….and those are only the logs I can see from our trails. | |||||
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golden oyster foraging tips. dave woodsman |
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About
Jul 13, 2020 huge score on the golden oysters. |
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Golden Oyster Mushrooms Planet Mojo |
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About
May 23, 2018 I spotted these the other day and had no idea what they were. From my research, it looks as though they are Golden Oyster Mushrooms, but I hope someone out there can confirm that. At any rate, we will be leaving them alone so they can produce millions of spores to create some more. Maybe next year we will eat some. Come fall, we get giant puffballs that are delicious when fried in a little butter and bacon fat. I'll post on that when the time comes. |
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Golden Oysters Pleurotus Citrinopileatus Tina Fry |
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About
May 18, 2016 May 2016 |
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Created: 9/26/2019
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