Mock oyster - Winter arboreal mushrooms

By madventure | Nature, Photography | 26 May 2025


 

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Orange-yellow oyster mushroom. The hat can be up to 8 cm in diameter, has a bright orange color, very visible in winter weather. Semicircular in appearance, in the shape of a fan, outstretched with age. Adherent to the ground sideways. The edge is wavy, slightly curled. To the touch, the mushroom is soft, velvety.

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Gills in the color of a hat, quite wide. There is no leg, the hat is attached to wood, the trunk of a tree

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The flesh is lighter to the outer color of the mushroom, usually slightly yellowish and quite elastic. The fungus has an unpleasant, nauseous smell, of rotting vegetation, mild in taste.

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Occurrence: The fungus is becoming rarer. It grows from summer to fall, but can also be found in early winter. Its location is dead conifers, while deciduous trees are rare. Value: Inedible mushroom.

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