| Added on 31/12/2011 | Fungi |
Plerotus ostreatus
Common Name(s): Oyster Mushroom
Very common on Beech (Fagus) and most other broadleaved trees. May also be found on fallen trees and dead stumps.
The Oyster fungus produces soft, fleshy, shell-shaped mushrooms with a bluish-grey coloured upper surface.
They appear annually, usually in Autumn/Winter and are considered good to eat (most large supermarkets sell Oyster Mushrooms).
Picture By Robin Howorth
The fallen branch appears to be Oak and was snapped at Hampstead Heath, London.
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Pictures By Sharon Buss.
The tree is a Cherry.
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Pictures By Chris Skellern
The fallen branch is from a Willow.
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Picture by Terry Marsh.
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