The way it droops over the edge of the stump always reminds me of Salvador Dali's Melting Clock:
I always find it difficult to identify fungi but I think this one is the Oyster Mushroom - Pleurotus ostreatus.
Wednesday, 12 February 2014
A Land Oyster?
On one of our regular routes stands the stump of a tree which was cut down a few years ago. From time to time there is a fungus growing on it.
The way it droops over the edge of the stump always reminds me of Salvador Dali's Melting Clock:
I always find it difficult to identify fungi but I think this one is the Oyster Mushroom - Pleurotus ostreatus.
The way it droops over the edge of the stump always reminds me of Salvador Dali's Melting Clock:
I always find it difficult to identify fungi but I think this one is the Oyster Mushroom - Pleurotus ostreatus.
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Yes John they are. If picked before they go slimy they make good stir fry.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the confirmation Adrian. I had read that they were edible.
Deletehow very cool. and you're right. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for the confirmation TWG.
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