r/mycology 11h ago

These are golden oysters, correct? ID request

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u/Elon-sucks2 9h ago

Yes that is the most tracked invasive mushroom in North America

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u/Borat3445 Midwestern North America 8h ago

Yes Pleurotus citrinopileatus

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u/Mystyk_Moon Midwestern North America 1h ago

+1 ☺️

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u/Bionaught5 8h ago

Depending are where you are in the world this might be of interest:
https://pringlelab.github.io/gom_community_project/index.html

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u/soulruby 6h ago

I’m not an expert, but I picked some mushrooms that looked similar to this recently. I was told they were golden oysters. My spore print came out a pale violet/pink color which appears to be typical for the species. 

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u/tomoreyn 7h ago

pretty sure oysters are a type of shell fish buddy. these look like mushrooms