Oyster mushroom
Pleurotus ostreatus
Genus Pleurotus. Family Pleurotaceae. Order Agaricales.
Description
Pleurotus ostreatus, commonly known as the oyster mushroom, grey oyster mushroom, oyster fungus, hiratake, or pearl oyster mushroom, is a popular edible mushroom found in temperate and subtropical forests around the world.
Traits
- Edibility
- Inedible
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Photographs
Cooke, M. C.; Cooke, Mordecai Cubitt / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
Links
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