curtisantonynixon's Identifications

This is one strange mushroom that in my guess could be a new hybrid species. My guess is P. djamor x P. pulmonarius

Was found close to a commercial operation here: https://inaturalist.nz/observations/39137536

This observation made me cease all research of P. parsonsiae. Worried about genetic pollution.

First four photos were grown out and the bag was left outside to give a more natural look. The mushrooms were quite thick.

The next photos were grown in a fully automated grow room that controls CO2 and Humidity but not temperature. About 80% humidity on 50% soy hulls and 50% silver birch.

The last photos:
If you look at the original observation I only had a dried up pink looking bunch and cultured that. Then Broke the branch off pictured about 1.5 meters long and fruited that in the fruiting. Two species appeared on the log both in the photos. One looks like P. pulmonarius and I am yet to grow it out. The other looks like a thin version of P. parsosnasie but being so close to commercial premises it could be P. djamor. It is pink and extremeley thin. But the Pink oyster is like P. parsosnaie and cooks well. This culture in my view cooks like a mushy P. pulmonarius nothing like P. parsosnaie. The taste was extremely good. They way to described it was the nicest P. pulmonarius you ever had. The Hyphae looks like P. parsosnaie in a plate. So My assumption it is wither escaped weekend P. djamor or some kind of cross. DNA needs to be done and I will now do bigger rings from the operation to see the effects on the environment. This will help me build a case to put to MPI to demand all commercial growers of imported strains must have filters.

Taken from this persons private property observation, it was the last two photos
https://inaturalist.nz/observations/44696418

If it is Pleurotus australis it is the first time I have seen a big bunch of them on a hardwood like Kanuka.

I will grow it out and add photos to this observation.

Was the huge mushroom up top.