Oyster Mushroom T-Shirt
Oyster Mushroom T-Shirt
Size & fit
Comfort Colors 1717. Relaxed fit, true to size; size down for a closer fit.
| Size | Chest width (in) | Length (in) |
|---|---|---|
| S | 18 ¼ | 26 ⅝ |
| M | 20 ¼ | 28 |
| L | 22 | 29 ⅜ |
| XL | 24 | 30 ¾ |
| 2XL | 26 | 31 ⅝ |
| 3XL | 27 ¾ | 32 ½ |
| 4XL | 29 ¾ | 33 ½ |
Measured flat: chest across, 1 in below the armholes; length from the high shoulder. Compare with a T-shirt you own and like.
Each shirt is garment-dyed after it is sewn, so the colour can vary slightly from shirt to shirt.
A shelf of shell-shaped caps on dead wood.
The shirt
- Comfort Colors 1717: heavyweight 100% ring-spun cotton, garment-dyed and pre-shrunk.
- The full plate on the back; a detail from it on the left chest.
- Wash cold, inside out; tumble dry low. Don't iron over the print.
Shipping & production
Each shirt is printed for you after you order. Most orders are printed and on their way within 2–5 business days; delivery time depends on the shipping method you choose at checkout. Shipping is shown at checkout before you pay.
Returns
If your shirt arrives damaged, misprinted or defective, contact us within 30 days of delivery with a photo and we'll send a replacement or a refund. Because every shirt is printed to order, we can't accept returns or exchanges for size or a change of mind, so please check the size chart above before ordering.
Plate 035
From the book
- Species
- Pleurotus ostreatus
- As named in the book
- Agaricus ostreatus.
- Artist
- James Sowerby
- Book
- Coloured Figures of English Fungi or Mushrooms, pl. 241, 1797–1815
“Ostreatus — ostrea, an oyster.”
Field notes
A mushroom that hunts.
Sowerby painted these shell-shaped caps on dead wood in England around 1800, with the gills running down to a short stem at one side. The name is just a description: ostreatus, from ostrea, an oyster.
Wood is a poor diet. It's rich in carbon and short of nitrogen, so the oyster mushroom gets nitrogen another way: it kills nematodes, the tiny roundworms that live in rotting wood and soil.
Researchers in Taiwan found how. Tiny lollipop-shaped structures on its threads release a volatile compound, 3-octanone, that paralyzes a nematode within minutes of contact. The fungus then grows into the body. Not what most people picture when they see one on a log.
LINNAEUS shares natural history, not foraging advice.