King Trumpet Mushroom (Pleurotus eryngii)

King Trumpet Mushroom, a reference photo — Photo: Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)

Pleurotus eryngii (also known as king trumpet mushroom, French horn mushroom, eryngi, king oyster mushroom, king brown mushroom, boletus of the steppes, trumpet royale, aliʻi oyster) is an Old World species of fungus.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of King Trumpet Mushroom being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Lepista luscina
Melanoleuca brevipes
Collybia brunneocephala
Melanoleuca exscissa

Classification

Kingdom: Fungi
Phylum: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Pleurotaceae
Genus: Pleurotus
Species: Pleurotus eryngii

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