Minnesota Seasons - Golden Oyster Mushroom

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	Description
	Golden Oyster Mushroom is an uncommon, attractive, edible mushroom. It occurs in Europe, Asia, Africa, and North and South America. In the United States it occurs from New York and New Jersey west to Minnesota and Iowa. It is uncommon in the southeast and metro regions of Minnesota, absent in the rest of the state. It is found in clusters in deciduous woodlands growing on dead stumps and logs. It gets its nutrients from decaying hardwood (saprobic), especially elm. The cap is convex, sunken in the center, and ¾″ to 29 ⁄16″ (20 to 65 mm) in diameter. It is bright yellow at first, fading to white from the margins inward as it ages. It is very fragile when mature. The stalk is white, ¾″ to 2″ (20 to 50 mm) long, and 1 ⁄16″ to 5 ⁄16″ (2 to 8 mm) thick. It is often curved when growing on the side of a log. The gills are white, closely-spaced, and run down the stalk. The flesh is thin, white, and edible.

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	Habitat and Hosts
	Hardwood logs


	Ecology
	Season


	Taxonomy
	Kingdom	Fungi (fungi)
	Subkingdom	Dikarya
	Division	Basidiomycota (club fungi)
	Subdivision	Agaricomycotina (jelly fungi, yeasts, and mushrooms)
	Class	Agaricomycetes (mushrooms, bracket fungi, puffballs, and allies)
	Subclass	Agaricomycetidae
	Order	Agaricales (common gilled mushrooms and allies)
	Suborder	Pleurotineae
	Family	Pleurotaceae
	Genus	Pleurotus (Oyster Mushrooms)

	The genus Pleurotus was formerly placed in the family Tricholomataceae. Molecular phylogenetic analysis resulted in several new families, including Pleurotaceae, being separated from Tricholomataceae by 2006.

	Synonyms
	Pleurotus cornucopiae ssp. citrinopileatus Pleurotus cornucopiae var. citrinopileatus

	Common Names
	Golden Oyster Mushroom Yellow Oyster Mushroom

Glossary

Saprobic

A term often used for saprotrophic fungi. Referring to fungi that obtain their nutrients from decayed organic matter.


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	Randy S.




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	Craig Nelson

	novice shroom hunter and found these while picking morels





	Friesdale Farms

	These are growing on 9 different dead Elm logs lying on the ground in our woods….and those are only the logs I can see from our trails.







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	Other Videos


	golden oyster foraging tips. dave woodsman

	About Jul 13, 2020 huge score on the golden oysters.



	Golden Oyster Mushrooms Planet Mojo

	About May 23, 2018 I spotted these the other day and had no idea what they were. From my research, it looks as though they are Golden Oyster Mushrooms, but I hope someone out there can confirm that. At any rate, we will be leaving them alone so they can produce millions of spores to create some more. Maybe next year we will eat some. Come fall, we get giant puffballs that are delicious when fried in a little butter and bacon fat. I'll post on that when the time comes.



	Golden Oysters Pleurotus Citrinopileatus Tina Fry

	About May 18, 2016 May 2016

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Bill Brotzler 9/1/2022	Location: Brooklyn Park, MN



Chuck Kremer late May 2022	Location: Fillmore County four dead elm trees loaded with multiple clusters. First time finding in this location



Randy S. 5/24/2022	Location: Rice County, MN



Maria M 5/23/2021	Location: Morrison County Growing on elm log



Liz M 5/21/2022	Location: near Hokah MN



Craig Nelson 5/20/2022	Location: east of Preston, Mn. South fork of Root River novice shroom hunter and found these while picking morels



Friesdale Farms 5/21/2021	Location: Magnolia, WI These are growing on 9 different dead Elm logs lying on the ground in our woods….and those are only the logs I can see from our trails.



Golden Oyster 5/12/2021	Location: Lakeville, MN Found at the base of an elm tree. Air temp currently mid 60s.



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