- Cap convex to expanded, whitish to yellowish-white, with pale grey flat scales, especially towards the centre.
- Gills decurrent, white to yellowish-white.
- Stem lateral, sometimes almost central.
- Ring thin, easily falling off.
Pleurotoid agarics
Veiled Oyster
Pleurotus dryinus
LC
Least concern
Inedible
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Characteristics
Ecology
Grows on stumps and trunks of damaged or dead deciduous trees.
Notes
Not poisonous, but also not regarded as an edible mushroom.
Similar species
The flat scales on the upper surface of the cap towards the cap centre are a character that separates the species from other large, similar oyster mushrooms.
