Summary ²

Spores: white to pale pinkish white
Trails: Griffin, Kent on stumps and logs of hardwoods; uncommon on conifers
Saprophytic

Pleurotus ostreatus, the oyster mushroom or oyster fungus, is a common edible mushroom. It was first cultivated in Germany as a subsistence measure during World War I and is now grown commercially around the world for food. It is related to the similarly cultivated king oyster mushroom. Oyster mushrooms can also be used industrially for mycoremediation purposes.

Fontes e Créditos

1. (c) Leslie Flint, todos os direitos reservados, enviado por Leslie Flint
2. Adaptado por Leslie Flint de uma obra de (c) Wikipedia, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pleurotus_ostreatus

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• BioDiversity4All taxon page
• Atlas of Living Australia
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• Maryland Biodiversity Project
• Mushroom Observer
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• USDA PLANTS database
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