Pleurotus ostreatus

*Pleurotus ostreatus*
Mycological characteristics
Pleurotus ostreatus Mycological characteristics
	Gills on hymenium
	Cap is offset
	Hymenium is decurrent
	Stipe is bare
	Spore print is white
	Ecology is saprotrophic
	Edibility is choice

Pleurotus ostreatus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Agaricomycetes
Order:	Agaricales
Family:	Pleurotaceae
Genus:	Pleurotus
Species:	P. ostreatus
Binomial name
	Pleurotus ostreatus; (Jacq. ex Fr.) P.Kumm. (1871)

Pleurotus ostreatus, the oyster mushroom, oyster fungus, hiratake, or pearl oyster mushroom is a common edible mushroom.^[2] It is one of the more commonly sought wild mushrooms, though it can also be cultivated on straw and other media.

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^ Davidson, Alan; Jaine, Tom (2014). "Oyster mushroom". In Jaine, Tom (ed.). The Oxford Companion to Food (3rd ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/acref/9780199677337.001.0001. ISBN 978-0-19-967733-7.

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[oxford-2] Davidson, Alan; Jaine, Tom (2014). "Oyster mushroom". In Jaine, Tom (ed.). The Oxford Companion to Food (3rd ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/acref/9780199677337.001.0001. ISBN 978-0-19-967733-7.

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Pleurotus ostreatus Mycological characteristics
	Gills on hymenium
	Cap is offset
	Hymenium is decurrent
	Stipe is bare
	Spore print is white
	Ecology is saprotrophic
	Edibility is choice