Because they live on dead trees, these fungi have limited access ... plants (which are actually omnivorous, despite the label), oyster mushrooms have evolved a bag of tricks to supplement their ...

The oyster mushroom (Pleurotis ostreatus) is common throughout Western North Carolina, appearing singly or in shelving masses on stumps, logs and living trunks of a variety of deciduous trees ...

A mushroom native to the White Rose county and coveted by gourmet chefs is getting a new lease of life. The Yorkshire Oyster mushroom ... introduce native woodland trees such as oak, ash and ...

Learn to forage for edible mushrooms that grow on trees, such as lion’s mane and beefsteak polypore, and recognize toxic look alikes to avoid, such as oyster mushroom look alikes. Avoid a trip ...

Growing in shelf-like clusters resembling their oceanic namesake, oyster mushrooms sprout from dead trees and logs in the damp of autumn rains. Delicate and tender, unlike the meatier, sturdy shiitake ...