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Pleurotus pulmonarius, commonly known as the Indian oyster, Italian oyster, phoenix mushroom, or the lung oyster, is a mushroom very similar to Pleurotus ostreatus, the pearl oyster, but with a few noticeable differences. The caps of pulmonarius are much paler and smaller than ostreatus and develops more of a stem.
Cultivator-mycologists often incorrectly use the name Pleurotus sajor-caju for some warm weather varieties of Pleurotus pulmonarius, a commonly cultivated species of Oyster Mushroom. The real Pleurotus sajor-caju is a completely separate species of mushroom, which was returned to the genus Lentinus by Pegler in 1975. However, the name 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. [ 1 ]
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.
Perhaps the best known member is the oyster mushroom, Pleurotus ostreatus. Many species in the genera Pleurotus and Hohenbuehelia are nematophagous, that is, they derive nutrition by consuming nematodes. This is made possible by hyphae that may have adhesive knobs that attach to passing nematodes and secrete nematotoxic compounds. [2] [3]
Pleurotus abieticola R.H.Petersen & K.W.Hughes 1997; Pleurotus abscondens (Peck) Sacc. 1887; Pleurotus achilleae Velen. 1927; Pleurotus agaves Dennis 1970; Pleurotus albidus (Berk.) Pegler 1983; Pleurotus albipes Beauseign. 1926; Pleurotus allochrous (Pers.) Sacc. & Traverso 1911; Pleurotus alocasiae Corner 1981; Pleurotus alveolus Velen. 1927 ...
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Pleurotus populinus, the aspen oyster mushroom, is a gilled fungus native to North America. It is found on dead wood of aspen and cottonwood trees (genus Populus ). Although morphologically similar to Pleurotus ostreatus and Pleurotus pulmonarius , it has been shown to be a distinct species incapable of cross-breeding . [ 1 ]