OYSTER MUSHROOM
(Pleurotus ostereatus)

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Oyster Mushrooms may be found from early fall to spring in North Central Oklahoma. This is a favorite. We like to use it making mock oyster stew. It is often found on dead oak trees and stumps here. I am use to the oyster mushrooms in this area being very large. One of our members sent in a picture which I did not ID right because of the small size, it also was an oyster mushroom. Depending on the growing conditions you will find your oysters in many different shades. This is why it is so important to have help in your ID from an expert. The first mushroom cluster above, on the left, was larger than a basketball. The bottom left picture I put in as it is some oysters that are a salmon color?? Get that expert!

Pictures and ID
http://www.wildmanstevebrill.com/Mushrooms.Folder/Oyster.html
http://www.bluewillowpages.com/mushroomexpert/pleurotus_ostreatus.html
http://www.fcps.k12.va.us/StratfordLandingES/Ecology/mpages/oyster
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http://www.theworldwidegourmet.com/vegetables/mushroom/oyster.htm
http://botit.botany.wisc.edu/toms_fungi/oct98.html

Recipes
http://www.stoneycreekmushrooms.com/shiitake%20oyster%20mushroom
%20recipes.htm#1

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