Pleurotus ostreatus
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Pleurotus ostreatus, the oyster mushroom, oyster fungus, hiratake, or pearl oyster mushroom is a common edible mushroom.[2] It is one of the more commonly sought wild mushrooms, though it can also be cultivated on straw and other media.
Quick Facts Pleurotus ostreatus, Scientific classification ...
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Agaricomycetes |
Order: | Agaricales |
Family: | Pleurotaceae |
Genus: | Pleurotus |
Species: | P. ostreatus |
Binomial name | |
Pleurotus ostreatus | |
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Quick Facts Pleurotus ostreatusMycological characteristics ...
Pleurotus ostreatus | |
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Gills on hymenium | |
Cap is offset | |
Hymenium is decurrent | |
Stipe is bare | |
Spore print is white | |
Ecology is saprotrophic | |
Edibility is choice |
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