Pleurotus

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Mushrooms

By Roger Phillips

Published 2006

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The common name for these is Oyster, from the almost stemless, shell-like caps. Some are very good to eat. They grow on wood in clumps. The gills are normally distinctly decurrent, and the spore print varies in colour from white to pale lilac.
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