Monday, January 9, 2017

Taste it! Mushrooms



Common Name: Shoehorn Oyster Mushroom





Width of cap: 1-4 inches
Cap: Spathulate to shoehorn-shaped, or deeply funnel-shaped with an opening on the side; fawn brown to umber brown; surface smooth, gelatinous (especially noticeable when moist); flesh soft and flexible, odor and taste farinaceous
Gills: Close, decurrent; white to ochraceous.
Stalk: Lateral, short, solid; whitish to grayish.
Spore Print: white
Occurrence: In small groups or clusters on the ground, often arising from buried wood; saprobic; fall; occasional. 
Edibility: Edible.

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