Oysters?

[Morchella]

Found these today on a fallen branch in Windsor Great Park. Hoping they're oysters, but they're not very grey. Can anyone help?

[Stewy]

I would say they are but don't take my word for it!!

[CapAndBracket]

I'm with stewy.

Cheers J.P.

[mykonik]

Originally Posted by Morchella

Found these today on a fallen branch in Windsor Great Park. Hoping they're oysters, but they're not very grey. Can anyone help?

Hi Morvhella

I'm with Stewy and JP - it looks like Pleurotus ostreatus BUT may also be Pleurotus pulmonarius since as you say it's not very grey, and it's fruiting in the summer.

Without having to use a a microscope, if you have any of the fruitbodies dry a cap off over a radiator or other dry heat (not too hot) source - if it goes a rather obvious yellowish colour its the latter, if it just dries as it is then the former ! Thats not an infallible test but usually works !

Nick

[Morchella]

Thanks for that, not too keen to put my radiators on at this time of year, so have put a piece on top of the oven where the warm air vents out and we shall see what happens.......

[CloudedYellow]

Originally Posted by mykonik

Without having to use a a microscope, if you have any of the fruitbodies dry a cap off over a radiator or other dry heat (not too hot) source - if it goes a rather obvious yellowish colour its the latter, if it just dries as it is then the former ! Thats not an infallible test but usually works !
Nick

Another gem to make a note of!!

Richard

[Morchella]

OK, here's the result after drying out. I think it looks pretty yellowish.



Is Rogers right in implying that pulmonarius is less tasty?

[mykonik]

Originally Posted by Morchella

OK, here's the result after drying out. I think it looks pretty yellowish.



Is Rogers right in implying that pulmonarius is less tasty?

To be honest Morchella, although I can see a slightly yellowish colour P. pulmonarius usually goes distinctly yellow - much more so than this.

So, probablem unsolved (or it was P. ostreatus as suspected originally !)

Nick