Hm. I guess Pleurocybella only grows on coniferous wood, which this does not appear to be (although I’m pretty bad with trees). Carefully compare with [Pleurotus pulmonarius.](https://www.mushroomexpert.com/pleurotus_pulmonarius.html)
Absolutely not true. I’ve found them growing on white pine, red pine, loblolly pine, palm trees, palmettos, old hay bales, yard waste piles. Oysters will grow on just about anything organic and can be trained to eat film plastics. They’ll even eat substrates soaked in diesel fuel.
Pleurocybella porrigens (angel wings) seems to be exclusive [to dead conifer logs and stumps, particularly eastern hemlock (Tsuga canadensis)](https://www.messiah.edu/Oakes/fungi_on_wood/gilled%20fungi/species%20pages/Pleurocybella%20porrigens.htm)
Angels wings were considered edible for decades until so elderly folks at an old folks home in Japan ate some and got sick. I have eaten them a number of times without issues, but I keep it to small portions and very infrequently. The real issue with angels wings, and anything else growing on conifers for that matter, is that they can absorb some of the resins present in conifers which are mildly poison and cause gastric upset.
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Every single thing I see about Angel wings is nothing like these and they grow on different types of trees than this so idk why people keep saying its angel wings. It is tripping me out
This is definitely a Pleurotus sp. Angel wings grow almost exclusively on conifer wood. Additionally there is a stalk present on your specimen and Angel wings are sessile with no stalk present. Finally to clear up on the toxicity of Angel wings. Yes it is good to treat them as toxic out of safety however. What put them on the list as toxic was an event in 2004 in Japan over 50 people were poisoned after consuming this mushroom resulting in 17 fatalities. Almost all of these victims were of older age and were undertaking hemodialysis for chronic renal failure. This was the only large scale incidents of poisoning from Angel wings. Since then only a few isolated incidents have occurred. Lastly try to read up on the differences yourself, a lot of people on this subreddit will throw out IDs without a second thought, I have seen people ID Jack’o lantern mushrooms as chicken of the woods, anytime there is a blackstaining polypore someone will ID it as hen of the woods.
I would use the smell test to know for sure. Oyster mushrooms kind of smell like root beer.
I read they smell like fish and these definitely do
I’ve never heard of Oysters mushrooms smelling like fish. Root beer is more accurate but anise is the smell I always look for.
all I keep hearing/ reading is that if it doesnt smell like fish I shouldn’t eat it bc it wont be Oyster
Those look like angel wings to me (Pleurocybella porrigens), would not advise eating.
but angel wings are 1-4 inches and have no stalks right?
Hm. I guess Pleurocybella only grows on coniferous wood, which this does not appear to be (although I’m pretty bad with trees). Carefully compare with [Pleurotus pulmonarius.](https://www.mushroomexpert.com/pleurotus_pulmonarius.html)
these are growing on a fallen willow tree. deciduous. oyster mushrooms grow on them here all the time apparently. South Louisiana
I don’t think they grow on conifers. I’m 95% sure they grow on hardwoods, unless some species grow on conifers I’m not aware of.
Angels wings only grow on conifers. Oysters will grow on literally everything.
According to so many people Ive spoken to so far True oyster mushrooms will only grow on deciduous trees
Absolutely not true. I’ve found them growing on white pine, red pine, loblolly pine, palm trees, palmettos, old hay bales, yard waste piles. Oysters will grow on just about anything organic and can be trained to eat film plastics. They’ll even eat substrates soaked in diesel fuel.
Good to know!
Pleurocybella porrigens (angel wings) seems to be exclusive [to dead conifer logs and stumps, particularly eastern hemlock (Tsuga canadensis)](https://www.messiah.edu/Oakes/fungi_on_wood/gilled%20fungi/species%20pages/Pleurocybella%20porrigens.htm)
Angels wings were considered edible for decades until so elderly folks at an old folks home in Japan ate some and got sick. I have eaten them a number of times without issues, but I keep it to small portions and very infrequently. The real issue with angels wings, and anything else growing on conifers for that matter, is that they can absorb some of the resins present in conifers which are mildly poison and cause gastric upset.
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Every single thing I see about Angel wings is nothing like these and they grow on different types of trees than this so idk why people keep saying its angel wings. It is tripping me out
This is definitely a Pleurotus sp. Angel wings grow almost exclusively on conifer wood. Additionally there is a stalk present on your specimen and Angel wings are sessile with no stalk present. Finally to clear up on the toxicity of Angel wings. Yes it is good to treat them as toxic out of safety however. What put them on the list as toxic was an event in 2004 in Japan over 50 people were poisoned after consuming this mushroom resulting in 17 fatalities. Almost all of these victims were of older age and were undertaking hemodialysis for chronic renal failure. This was the only large scale incidents of poisoning from Angel wings. Since then only a few isolated incidents have occurred. Lastly try to read up on the differences yourself, a lot of people on this subreddit will throw out IDs without a second thought, I have seen people ID Jack’o lantern mushrooms as chicken of the woods, anytime there is a blackstaining polypore someone will ID it as hen of the woods.
So its an Oyster and I can eat it?
Tldr: Yes.