The golden oyster mushroom craze unleashed an invasive species – and a worrying new study shows it’s harming native fungi

Kits that help people grow their own golden oyster mushrooms at home may be one reason this nonnative species is now ...
The Victoria Advocate

Nature Notes: Yellow flowerpot mushrooms pop up in planters

I recently came across a bright yellow mushroom in one of my planter pots. The bright sulfur yellow color caught my eye, and suddenly I was seeing the same mushroom all over the place; it was outside ...
St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Yellow parasol mushrooms are not harmful to plants but poisonous to humans

Yellow parasol mushroom sclerotia growing on dead orchid roots and bark (left) and young mushrooms (right). Scot Nelson (right) Q: I repotted some houseplants a few months ago and now I see small, ...
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Golden Oyster Mushroom Are Invasive in the US. They’re Now Wreaking Havoc in Forests

Golden oyster mushrooms, with their sunny yellow caps and nutty flavor, have become wildly popular for being healthy, delicious and easy to grow at home from mushroom kits. But this food craze has ...
Globe Gazette

Washburn: There's a new mushroom in town

In case you haven’t heard, there’s a new mushroom in town. It’s called the golden oyster and is a species that every mushroom hunting enthusiast should be aware of. A woodland native of China and ...
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The golden oyster mushroom craze unleashed an invasive species that's harming native fungi

Golden oyster mushrooms, with their sunny yellow caps and nutty flavor, have become wildly popular for being healthy, delicious and easy to grow at home from mushroom kits. Subscribe to our newsletter ...