
Researcher needs samples of the invasive golden oyster mushroom!
April 17, 2025
CBS Nightly News Segment follow up on NYT article
April 17, 2025David Hibbet and his team at Clark University Mycology Lab in Massachusetts are still needing Lentinus tigrinus and related species in “sect. Tigrini” (L. concinnus, L. glabratus, L. retinervis).
They are taking dried and live collections, and also request a spore print made on tinfoil or a plastic petri dish.
See full details on identification, collection and how to contact the lab on their website here: https://hibbettlablog.wordpress.com/fungi-wanted/