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Bobcat · 11-04-06, 15:46

An old pic. This cluster lasted forever. I watched it come and go and drooled. I guess it wasn't important enough to print or scope out at the time.... WHY? I must be retarded. I dunno. I was really busy at the time tho. I REALLY want to cultivate this species too! Ahhhh, life is funny.

Anyhoo, I know its not much to go on, but it was found at the root system of a deciduous tree in a woods. They had stalks and gills that followed down them (stems maybe 4 or 5 inches long). The pic doesn't do it justice. The cluster was as a whole as big around as a medium sized dinner plate. A rather large cluster for this species tho in the wild, no? Perhaps I am mistaken? Perhaps tessulatus? Or a Pleurotus? Hard to say, I guess.

I did find another specimen that I don't have a pic of. It was more classic. A cluster of three: A large cap, a medium and a very small, coming out of a tree trunk. Brilliant white. It was very hard tho, and had a coniferous smell to it. Odd.

So tell me what you think!

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Bobcat Happy and Thankful Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 1,728	So.... Whatcha Think? Hypsizygus ulmarius? An old pic. This cluster lasted forever. I watched it come and go and drooled. I guess it wasn't important enough to print or scope out at the time.... WHY? I must be retarded. I dunno. I was really busy at the time tho. I REALLY want to cultivate this species too! Ahhhh, life is funny. Anyhoo, I know its not much to go on, but it was found at the root system of a deciduous tree in a woods. They had stalks and gills that followed down them (stems maybe 4 or 5 inches long). The pic doesn't do it justice. The cluster was as a whole as big around as a medium sized dinner plate. A rather large cluster for this species tho in the wild, no? Perhaps I am mistaken? Perhaps tessulatus? Or a Pleurotus? Hard to say, I guess. I did find another specimen that I don't have a pic of. It was more classic. A cluster of three: A large cap, a medium and a very small, coming out of a tree trunk. Brilliant white. It was very hard tho, and had a coniferous smell to it. Odd. So tell me what you think! Attached Thumbnails __________________ Just pretend there is a deep or witty comment here and move along.