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Pleurotus  

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Entry terms

  • Mushroom, Oyster
  • Oyster Mushroom
  • Oyster Mushrooms

Scope note

  • A genus of basidiomycetous fungi, family Pleurotaceae, order AGARICALES, that grows on logs or tree stumps in shelflike layers. The species P. ostreatus, the oyster mushroom, is a choice edible species and is the most frequently encountered member of the genus in eastern North America. (Alexopoulos et al., Introductory Mycology, 4th ed, p531)

History note

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D020076

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