Sarcomyxa serotina (Pers.) P. Karst 1950
'Late Fall Oyster’
Oyster-like mushroom that fruits in clusters during late fall on dead coniferous and deciduous wood. Saprotrophic.
Smooth, shiny olivaceous green to yellow cap. White flesh. Pinkish closely-spaced gills.
Whitish to yellowish spores. Edible although some collections can be bitter-tasting. Parboil 10-15 mins., then sauté in butter. Depending on the sources used, it is either in the Pleurotaceae family or the Mycenaceae family of the Agaricales order.
Sarcomyxa serotina
Sarcomyxa serotina