Pleurotus

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Pleurotus
The Oyster mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus).
The Oyster mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus).
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Phylum: Basidiomycota
Class: Homobasidiomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Tricholomataceae
Genus: Pleurotus

Pleurotus is a genus of gilled mushrooms which includes one of the most widely eaten mushrooms, the oyster mushroom.

[edit] Species in the genus

  • Pleurotus citrinopileatus (The Golden Oyster Mushroom)
  • Pleurotus cornucopiae (The Branched Oyster Mushroom)
  • Pleurotus cystidiosus (The Abalone Mushroom)
  • Pleurotus djamor (The Pink Oyster Mushroom)
  • Pleurotus dryinus
  • Pleurotus eryngii (The King Oyster Mushroom)
  • Pleurotus euosmus (The Tarragon Oyster Mushroom)
  • Pleurotus ostreatus (The Tree Oyster Mushroom)
  • Pleurotus pulmonarius, "P. sajor-caju" (The Phoenix or Indian Oyster Mushroom)
  • Pleurotus tuberregium (The King Tuber Mushroom)
  • and others

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