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29-06-2008, 06:48 PM
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| | | Oysters?
Found these today on a fallen branch in Windsor Great Park. Hoping they're oysters, but they're not very grey. Can anyone help?    |
29-06-2008, 06:53 PM
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| | | Re: Oysters?
I would say they are but don't take my word for it!! |
29-06-2008, 08:32 PM
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| | | Re: Oysters?
I'm with stewy.
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29-06-2008, 09:13 PM
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| | | Re: Oysters?
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Originally Posted by Morchella  | 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 !
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29-06-2008, 09:26 PM
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| | | Re: Oysters?
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....... |
30-06-2008, 07:05 AM
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| | | Re: Oysters?
Quote:
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!!
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30-06-2008, 08:22 PM
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| | | Re: Oysters?
OK, here's the result after drying out. I think it looks pretty yellowish. 
Is Rogers right in implying that pulmonarius is less tasty?  |
30-06-2008, 10:01 PM
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| | | Re: Oysters?
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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 !)
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