Orange Mock Oyster
Phyllotopsis nidulans (Pers.) Singer
Also called: Stinking Orange Oyster, Mock Oyster Mushroom
Safety first
Many edible mushrooms have toxic lookalikes, and some of those can be fatal. Have any mushroom identified in person by a local expert before you eat it.
If someone may have eaten a wild mushroom, call US Poison Control at 1-800-222-1222 or 911 right away. In Canada, call your provincial poison centre or 911.
Edibility
Inedible Source: Wikipedia: Phyllotopsis nidulans
Classification from Wikipedia: Phyllotopsis nidulans. Sources can be wrong or incomplete, and people react differently.
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Photos
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Lookalikes
No lookalikes are recorded for this species yet. That does not mean there are none. Many mushrooms look alike, so never rely on appearance alone.
Season
When this species has been recorded, by month, from open-licensed US and Canada observations. It shows when people report it, not a guarantee it is fruiting.
The highlighted bar is the current month.
View season data as a table
| Month | Records |
|---|---|
| January | 234 |
| February | 117 |
| March | 75 |
| April | 50 |
| May | 41 |
| June | 46 |
| July | 101 |
| August | 177 |
| September | 291 |
| October | 402 |
| November | 238 |
| December | 203 |
Where it is found
States and provinces with the most records. Check the foraging rules for the place you plan to visit.
- California 221 records · Foraging rules
- New York 200 records · Foraging rules
- Ontario 180 records · Foraging rules
- Pennsylvania 105 records · Foraging rules
- Ohio 95 records · Foraging rules
- Michigan 57 records · Foraging rules
- Quebec 56 records · Foraging rules
- Virginia 54 records · Foraging rules
- Indiana 51 records · Foraging rules
- North Carolina 49 records · Foraging rules
- Illinois 44 records · Foraging rules
- Minnesota 42 records · Foraging rules
- New Jersey 42 records · Foraging rules
- Vermont 39 records · Foraging rules
- Maryland 38 records · Foraging rules
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- Colorado37 records
- Tennessee36 records
- Georgia30 records
- Texas28 records
- Connecticut27 records
- Missouri27 records
- Alabama26 records
- Wisconsin25 records
- British Columbia24 records
- Florida24 records
- Alaska23 records
- New Hampshire23 records
- Maine22 records
- Massachusetts20 records
- Arkansas17 records
- Louisiana17 records
- Manitoba17 records
- Nova Scotia14 records
- Alberta12 records
- Iowa11 records
- Rhode Island11 records
- South Carolina11 records
- West Virginia11 records
- Idaho10 records
- Washington10 records
- District of Columbia9 records
- New Mexico9 records
- Mississippi7 records
- New Brunswick7 records
- Utah7 records
- Arizona6 records
- Newfoundland and Labrador6 records
- Oklahoma5 records
- Oregon5 records
- Delaware4 records
- Kentucky4 records
- Kansas2 records
- Montana2 records
- Yukon2 records
- Saskatchewan1 records
Identification traits
| Cap shape | convex |
|---|---|
| Underside (gills, pores or teeth) | gills |
| Ecology | saprotrophic |
| Stem features | bare |
| Spore print color | pink |
Traits vary. Use them to ask better questions of an expert, not to make a final call.
About
Phyllotopsis nidulans, commonly known as the mock oyster or the orange oyster, is a species of fungus in the family Phyllotopsidaceae. The fungus fruit body consists of a fan-shaped, light orange fuzzy cap up to 10 cm (4 in) wide that grows singly or in overlapping clusters. On the cap underside are crowded orange gills. Mock oyster mushrooms have an unpleasant odor and are regarded as inedible. It is widely dispersed in temperate zones of the Northern Hemisphere, where it grows on decaying wood.
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