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Pleurotus levis is a non-toxic look alike to the choice edible Veiled oyster (Pleurotus dryinus) mushroom.
Pleurotus levis can grow on wounds of living trees as a parasite or it can grow on dead wood as a saprobe.
The cap is white to cream when young, yellowing with age. Gills are decurrent. The stem can be central or lateral and is densely hairy. Spore print is white.
Pleurotus levis must be differentiated from Pleurotus dryinus. Pleurotus dryinus lacks the dense hairs on its stem.
The mushroom is reported to be edible, but tough.
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Written by Amy Demers, founder of the Connecticut Foraging Club. To learn more about foraging in Connecticut, check out our upcoming classes.
