Maryland Biodiversity Project - Veiled Oyster (Pleurotus dryinus)

Veiled Oyster Pleurotus dryinus (Persoon) Kummer

Kingdom Fungi > Phylum Basidiomycota > Class Agaricomycetes > Order Agaricales > Family Pleurotaceae > Genus Pleurotus Veiled Oyster - Pleurotus dryinus - https://www.marylandbiodiversity.com/view/10388

Status:

Found solitary or in clusters on decaying hardwoods.

Description:

Cap: White, dry, margin inrolled; flesh white, thick. Gills: White, decurrent. Stalk: White. (J. Solem, pers. comm.)

Records:

There are 12 records in the project database.

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Veiled Oyster (fruiting bodies) in Howard Co., Maryland (6/28/2010). (Photo ID: 20092 - Psn: 20)

Veiled Oyster (fruiting bodies) in Howard Co., Maryland (6/28/2010). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Veiled Oyster (gills) in Howard Co., Maryland (6/28/2010). (Photo ID: 20093 - Psn: 25)

Veiled Oyster (gills) in Howard Co., Maryland (6/28/2010). Photo by Sue Earp. (MBP list)

A Veiled Oyster in Worcester Co., Maryland (6/4/2013). Found on a dead hardwood stick. (Photo ID: 6129 - Psn: 40)

A Veiled Oyster in Worcester Co., Maryland (6/4/2013). Found on a dead hardwood stick. Photo by Lance Biechele. (MBP list)

Veiled Oyster in Howard Co., Maryland (6/28/2010). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 331746 - Psn: 50)

Veiled Oyster in Howard Co., Maryland (6/28/2010). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Spores of Veiled Oyster in Howard Co., Maryland (6/28/2010). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 331747 - Psn: 100)

Spores of Veiled Oyster in Howard Co., Maryland (6/28/2010). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Spores collected from a Veiled Oyster specimen in Howard Co., Maryland (6/28/2010). Elliptical, smooth; measured 8.7-10.2 X 3.4-3.8 microns. (Photo ID: 20094 - Psn: 200)

Spores collected from a Veiled Oyster specimen in Howard Co., Maryland (6/28/2010). Elliptical, smooth; measured 8.7-10.2 X 3.4-3.8 microns. Photo by Robert Solem. (MBP list)

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