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Angel's wings

Pleurocybella porrigens · Oyster mushrooms (Pleurotaceae)

Poisonous
Angel's wings
📷 alexbarnard, CC BY 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Poisonous. Once considered edible; poisonings with brain damage are known, especially in people with kidney disease.

Recognise it safely – what matters

  1. Pure white and thin – oyster mushrooms are thick and grey to brown
  2. Grows on conifer wood, oyster mushrooms mostly on broadleaf wood
  3. Autumn in mountain forests

Features

Cap
2–8 cm, pure white, ear- to tongue-shaped, thin-fleshed.
Underside
Gills: white, crowded.
Stem
Hardly any stem.
Flesh
White, thin.
Smell
Indistinct
Spore print
White

Season

Habitat

On rotting stumps and trunks of conifers, especially spruce and fir, mostly in hilly and mountain areas.

Rødgran, Ædelgran

Risk of confusion

Almindelig østershat Edible species Oyster mushrooms are thick-fleshed, grey to brown and usually grow on broadleaf wood, often in winter.

If someone has eaten it

Confusion, seizures, impaired consciousness. First symptoms: days to weeks after eating.

Act immediately – even without symptoms:

  • Emergency number 112 if someone feels unwell.
  • Poison centre: Germany – area code of the nearest city with a poison centre + 19240 (e.g. Berlin 030 19240, Munich 089 19240) · Austria +43 1 406 43 43 · Switzerland 145.
  • Keep leftovers, trimmings or vomit – it helps with identification.

Never identify mushrooms by pictures or an app alone. When in doubt, ask a mushroom expert – and only pick what you know for sure.

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