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	Hi all I just thought I'd share some more finds with you from last Autumn. I think this was the first foray the missus and I ever went on. Conditions
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	Hi all I found three of these last Autumn, now I'm 99% sure what they are but the shape is different to other pictures I have seen. (I think it may b
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	Hi Can anyone please tell me what these are? I took one to do a spore print which was an off white-creamy colour at first but I left it for a few day
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Wild Mushroom Identification - Recommended Books for All Skill Levels:
Every amateur mycologist should have a decent library of books, here are the top five books I highly recommend for wild mushroom identification:

1) Field Guide to Edible Mushrooms of Britain and Europe - Great layout with superb images - Peter Jordan

2) Mushroom Picker's Foolproof Field Guide - A good all round book - Peter Jordan

3) The Mushroom Book - This one is a proper belter with loads and loads of good technical data - Thomas Laessoe

4) Complete Mushroom Book: The Quiet Hunt - A lovely book by a lovely man. Antonio Carluccio

5) The River Cottage Handbook - Mushrooms - Always a favourite from Hugh's fungi specialist friend, John Wright

It is important to have at least 3 books so you can cross reference and cover as many species as possible

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Posted By, Geoff on January 28,2012

Those are oysters (rather old for eating.)

Posted By, Mike on January 28,2012

Thanks Geoff

I thought they might be but they seem to vary in colour and wasn't sure if it's because they're a different species within the Pleurotus genus or because they simply vary . Which species would this be exactly?

Posted By, Geoff on January 29,2012

Mike

Can't be 100% certain without a shot of the gills/stem, but I'm pretty sure those are P. ostreatus. That species is very variable in colour.

Geoff

Posted By, Mike on January 29,2012

It was hard to get a decent shot of underneath without getting on the wet ground as they were so low down plus all the dog walkers and tree surgeons that were present in the park at the time would have thought I was a bit strange! : )... I think to be honest the gills/stems were exactly like those on other pictures of oyster mushrooms which I googled.

Mike

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