Pleurotus ostreatus
| Pleurotus ostreatus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Pleurotaceae |
| Genus: | Pleurotus |
| Species: | P. ostreatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Pleurotus ostreatus | |
| Pleurotus ostreatus | |
|---|---|
| Mycological characteristics | |
| Gills on hymenium | |
| Cap is offset | |
| Hymenium is decurrent | |
| Stipe is bare | |
| Spore print is white | |
| Ecology is saprotrophic or parasitic | |
| Edibility is choice | |
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.