Pleurotus

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Pleurotus
The Oyster mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus).
The Oyster mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus).
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Phylum: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
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

  • P. acerosus
  • P. australis (The Brown Oyster Mushroom)
  • P. citrinopileatus (The Golden Oyster Mushroom)
  • P. cornucopiae (The Branched Oyster Mushroom)
  • P. cystidiosus (The Abalone Mushroom)
  • P. djamor (The Pink Oyster Mushroom)
  • P. dryinus
  • P. eryngii (The King Oyster Mushroom)
  • P. euosmus (The Tarragon Oyster Mushroom)
  • P. ostreatus (The Tree Oyster Mushroom)
  • P. pulmonarius (The Phoenix or Indian Oyster Mushroom)
  • P. tuberregium (The King Tuber Mushroom)
  • and others

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