Well, at least it’s edible…

“We found that trees colonised by golden oyster have, on average, about half the fungal biodiversity as trees without the golden oyster. And so that was a huge indicator that they’re likely out competing the native fungi that were there,” says Veerabahu.

The click bait title is annoying. Here’s something from the USDA: https://www.fs.usda.gov/nrs/pubs/jrnl/2025/nrs_2025_veerabahu_001.pdf

Golden Oyster Mushroom a.k.a. Pleurotus citrinopileatus is the species.

Could the North American biosphere catch a break for once. It’s been getting fucked nonstop for like the last 3-400 years.