Identifying Oyster Mushrooms
3 ¾ to 15 cm wide. Oyster or pearl oyster mushroom P. The Foraged Foodie Winter Oyster Mushroom Identification Tips For Foragers Locavores And More Easy Winter Foraging For Wild Food Pleurotus ostreatus is a common edible known for its oyster-shaped cap. Identifying oyster mushrooms . Ive found them in grey white dusky pink and tan but the main identifier is that the gills are always white or cream coloured. Most oyster mushrooms are 5 to 25 cm in size 2 to 10 inches across They should be smooth with no scales or warts. 5 to 25 cm broad and 1 ½ to 6 in. Oyster mushrooms grow in groups and they are known for the scalloped look of their whitish-grey or tan caps. Oyster mushrooms the common name for the species Pleurotus ostreatus are one of the most common types of cultivated mushrooms in the worldTheyre also known as pearl oyster mushrooms or tree oyster mushrooms. The edges of the cap are enrolled flattening out as the mushroom matures. Oyster shaped cap hence the