Pleurotus species- Alibaug, Maharashtra

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Pleurotus species- Alibaug, Maharashtra

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fungus for id, mm4 08102011: fungus for id
about 30mm across
growing on a dead branch
my place in alibaug, this weekend

This is Pleurotus sp. commonly oyster mushroom

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