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Pleurotus purpureo-olivaceus (G.Stev.) Segedin, P.K.Buchanan & J.P.Wilkie
Pleurotus purpureo-olivaceus (G.Stev.) Segedin, P.K.Buchanan & J.P.Wilkie
Pleurotus purpureo-olivaceus is a distinct gilled fungus native to Australia and New Zealand found on dead Nothofagus wood.
Pleurotus australis Sacc.
Pleurotus australis Sacc.
Pleurotus australis, the brown oyster mushroom, is a distinct native gilled fungus of Australia and New Zealand that grows on dead wood.
Pleurotus citrinopileatus Singer
Pleurotus citrinopileatus Singer
Pleurotus citrinopileatus, the golden oyster mushroom, is a cultivated wood-decay fungus that has naturalized widely across multiple continents.
Pleurotus calyptratus (Lindblad ex Fr.) Sacc.
Pleurotus calyptratus (Lindblad ex Fr.) Sacc.
Pleurotus calyptratus is an endangered European oyster mushroom relative that grows on weakened poplars.
Pleurotus tuber-regium (Fr.) Singer
Pleurotus tuber-regium (Fr.) Singer
Pleurotus tuber-regium, the king tuber mushroom, is an edible tropical fungus used for food and medicine.
Pleurotus ostreatus (Jacq.) P.Kumm.
Pleurotus ostreatus (Jacq.) P.Kumm.
Pleurotus ostreatus, the oyster mushroom, is a widely cultivated edible decomposer mushroom with nematode-trapping and mycoremediation abilities.
Pleurotus pulmonarius (Fr.) Quél.
Pleurotus pulmonarius (Fr.) Quél.
Pleurotus pulmonarius is a widely cultivated oyster mushroom with potential medicinal properties studied in animal and in vitro research.
Pleurotus eryngii (DC.) Quél.
Pleurotus eryngii (DC.) Quél.
Pleurotus eryngii, the king oyster mushroom, is a widely cultivated edible nematode-trapping fungus with culinary uses.
Pleurotus albidus (Berk.) Pegler
Pleurotus albidus (Berk.) Pegler
Pleurotus albidus is a cultivable edible fungus from the Americas in the Pleurotaceae family, forming its own intersterility group in the P. ostreatus clade.
Pleurotus populinus O.Hilber & O.K.Mill.
Pleurotus populinus O.Hilber & O.K.Mill.
Pleurotus populinus is an oyster mushroom that grows on rotting hardwood in North America, fruiting in June and July.
Lentinus levis (Berk. & M.A.Curtis) Murrill
Lentinus levis (Berk. & M.A.Curtis) Murrill
Lentinus levis is an edible saprotrophic agaric that grows on dead hardwood in warm climates, collected for food by Mexico's Huichol people.
Pleurotus djamor (Rumph. ex Fr.) Boedijn
Pleurotus djamor (Rumph. ex Fr.) Boedijn
Pleurotus djamor, the pink oyster mushroom, is a widely cultivated edible mushroom found in tropical and subtropical regions.
Hohenbuehelia petaloides (Bull.) Schulzer
Hohenbuehelia petaloides (Bull.) Schulzer
Hohenbuehelia petaloides is a saprobic, nematophagous mushroom that grows on decaying wood and is edible despite its tough texture.
Aphroditeola olida (Quél.) Redhead & Manfr.Binder
Aphroditeola olida (Quél.) Redhead & Manfr.Binder
Aphroditeola olida, the pink bubblegum mushroom, is the only species in the monotypic agaric genus Aphroditeola.
Schizophyllum commune Fr.
Schizophyllum commune Fr.
Schizophyllum commune, the common split gill mushroom, is a globally distributed fungus growing on rotting wood with disputed edibility.
Schizophyllum amplum (Lév.) Nakasone
Schizophyllum amplum (Lév.) Nakasone
Schizophyllum amplum (poplar bells) is a small inedible fungus found widely across the world, common in Europe.
Fistulina hepatica (Schaeff.) With.
Fistulina hepatica (Schaeff.) With.
Fistulina hepatica is an edible fungus with meat-like cut flesh that grows on living and dead tree wood.
Lichenomphalia chromacea (Cleland) Redhead, Lutzoni, Moncalvo & Vilgalys
Lichenomphalia chromacea (Cleland) Redhead, Lutzoni, Moncalvo & Vilgalys
Lichenomphalia chromacea is an Australian lichen that forms distinct yellow-orange mushroom-like fruiting bodies.
Arrhenia epichysium (Pers.) Redhead, Lutzoni, Moncalvo & Vilgalys
Arrhenia epichysium (Pers.) Redhead, Lutzoni, Moncalvo & Vilgalys
Arrhenia epichysium is a small brown agaric fungus in Hygrophoraceae that grows on dead wood in most of North America.
Arrhenia chlorocyanea (Pat.) Redhead, Lutzoni, Moncalvo & Vilgalys
Arrhenia chlorocyanea (Pat.) Redhead, Lutzoni, Moncalvo & Vilgalys
Verdigris navel is a small blue agaric fungus found growing with mosses in Europe and North America.
Arrhenia spathulata (Fr.) Redhead
Arrhenia spathulata (Fr.) Redhead
Arrhenia spathulata is a small grey mushroom that grows on moss in Dutch coastal dunes.
Cantharellula umbonata (J.F.Gmel.) Singer
Cantharellula umbonata (J.F.Gmel.) Singer
Cantharellula umbonata, the humpback, is an edible moss-associated fungus common in eastern North America.
Hygrophorus caeruleus O.K.Mill.
Hygrophorus caeruleus O.K.Mill.
Hygrophorus caeruleus is a rare blue-tinged waxy mushroom found in the Pacific Northwest, growing under conifers.
Hygrophorus subalpinus A.H.Sm.
Hygrophorus subalpinus A.H.Sm.
Hygrophorus subalpinus is an edible white mushroom found in mountainous North America growing near receding snow.
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