Pleurotus ostreatus, commonly known as the oyster mushroom, grey oyster mushroom, oyster fungus, hiratake, or pearl oyster mushroom, is a popular edible mushroom found in temperate and subtropical forests around the world.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Oyster 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
- Pleurotus pulmonarius
- Pleurotus cornucopiae
- Pleurotus populinus
- Pleurotus parsonsiae
- Pleurotus columbinus
- Pleurotus calyptratus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Phylum
- Basidiomycota
- Class
- Agaricomycetes
- Order
- Agaricales
- Family
- Pleurotaceae
- Genus
- Pleurotus
- Species
- Pleurotus ostreatus
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