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Oyster Mushroom

Pleurotus ostreatus

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17.1768, 104.528

Field Notes

Description:

Some of the most commonly cultivated edible mushrooms in the world; smooth and elongated spores; usually monomitic (soft consistency)

Habitat:

Found in tropical and temperate climates throughout the world. Most species are white-rot fungi on hardwood trees and others decay conifer wood. Species of Pleurotus are also nematophagous, catching nematodes by paralyzing them with a toxin

Species ID Suggestions

Oyster Mushroom

Pleurotus ostreatus

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PublishedJune 14, 2013

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