Pleurotus
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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 fungi have also been used in mycoremediation of pollutants, such as petroleum and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.[2][3]
Quick Facts Pleurotus, Scientific classification ...
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Pleurotus ostreatus | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Agaricomycetes |
Order: | Agaricales |
Family: | Pleurotaceae |
Genus: | Pleurotus (Fr.) P. Kumm. 1871 |
Type species | |
Pleurotus ostreatus |
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Quick Facts PleurotusMycological characteristics ...
Pleurotus | |
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Ecology is saprotrophic | |
Edibility is choice |
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