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Mock oysters
1 species
Small genus of wood-decaying agarics with fan-shaped, stemless, orange to salmon fruitbodies that resemble oyster mushrooms. Five species are listed, mostly temperate. The type species, P. nidulans, is widespread in the Northern Hemisphere.
Fruitbody: pleurotoid (shelf-like), lateral or absent stem, often hairy cap, orange to salmon colors. Gills: close, orange. Spore print: very pale pink to whitish. Spores: small, sausage-shaped (allantoid), inamyloid. Ecology: saprobic white rot of dead wood.
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