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Oyster Mushrooms
Pleurotus
Pleurotus is a genus of gilled mushrooms which includes one of the most widely eaten mushrooms, P. ostreatus. Species of Pleurotus may be called oyster, abalone, or tree mushrooms, and are some of the most commonly cultivated edible mushrooms in the world. Pleurotus fungi have been used in mycoremediation of pollutants such as petroleum and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.
46 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Pleurotus ostreatus
complexPleurotus ostreatus
Golden Oyster Mushroom
speciesPleurotus citrinopileatus
Lynx Paw Oyster
speciesPleurotus levis
Veiled Oyster
speciesPleurotus dryinus
Pleurotus djamor
complexPleurotus djamor
Branching Oyster
speciesPleurotus cornucopiae
Pleurotus purpureo-olivaceus
speciesPleurotus purpureo-olivaceus
Brown Oyster Mushroom
speciesPleurotus australis
Pleurotus calyptratus
speciesPleurotus calyptratus
Pleurotus tuber-regium
speciesPleurotus tuber-regium
Pleurotus giganteus
speciesPleurotus giganteus
Abalone Oyster Mushroom
speciesPleurotus cystidiosus
Pleurotus smithii
speciesPleurotus smithii
Pleurotus magnificus
speciesPleurotus magnificus
Pleurotus rickii
speciesPleurotus rickii
Pleurotus overstrandensis
speciesPleurotus overstrandensis
Pleurotus eugrammus
speciesPleurotus eugrammus
Pleurotus sp. 'CA01'
speciesPleurotus sp. 'CA01'
Pleurotus geesterani
speciesPleurotus geesterani
Pleurotus sapidus
speciesPleurotus sapidus
Pleurotus tuoliensis
speciesPleurotus tuoliensis
Pleurotus sp. 'PR01'
speciesPleurotus sp. 'PR01'
Pleurotus fuscosquamulosus
speciesPleurotus fuscosquamulosus
Pleurotus viscidulus
speciesPleurotus viscidulus
Pleurotus velatus
speciesPleurotus velatus
Pleurotus serotinoides
speciesPleurotus serotinoides
Pleurotus flabellatus
speciesPleurotus flabellatus
Pleurotus placentodes
speciesPleurotus placentodes
tarragon oyster mushroom
speciesPleurotus euosmus
Pleurotus flavolanatus
speciesPleurotus flavolanatus
Pleurotus orizabensis
speciesPleurotus orizabensis
Pleurotus subbarbatulus
speciesPleurotus subbarbatulus
Pleurotus subhaedinus
speciesPleurotus subhaedinus
Pleurotus pubescens
speciesPleurotus pubescens
Pleurotus terrestris
speciesPleurotus terrestris
Pleurotus craspedius
speciesPleurotus craspedius
Pleurotus noctilucens
speciesPleurotus noctilucens
Pleurotus lenticula
speciesPleurotus lenticula
Pleurotus gilvescens
speciesPleurotus gilvescens
Pleurotus luteoalbus
speciesPleurotus luteoalbus
Pleurotus nitidus
speciesPleurotus nitidus
Pleurotus tolimensis
speciesPleurotus tolimensis
Pleurotus decipiens
speciesPleurotus decipiens
Pleurotus subareolatus
speciesPleurotus subareolatus
Pleurotus limpidus
speciesPleurotus limpidus
Pleurotus spodoleucus
speciesPleurotus spodoleucus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 48496.