From: ir@ene.nu   
      
   On Fri, 25 Nov 2005 16:48:22 -0800, mushroomgroup@mushroomgroup.nym   
   wrote:   
   	   
   >>I found these on several dead Maples or Possibly alders.  Pacific Northwest.   
   >   
   >Whoops.. here is the link.. I'm working on getting a spore print too.   
   >   
   >http://adventureangling.tripod.com/oystermush.jpg   
      
      
   No, these aren't oysters. It's Panellus serotinus, rather common in   
   late autumn. Very young fruitbodies are slimy, and sometimes   
   completely blue.   
   It's an easily recognized species, with its short, velvety, greenish   
   stem and apricot-coloured gills.   
      
   http://www.rogersmushrooms.com/gallery/DisplayBlock~bid~6569~gid~.asp   
      
   Irene Andersson   
      
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