Pleurotus australis | |
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Pleurotus australis (brown oyster mushroom) on peppermint tree, Callcup block, D'Entrecasteaux National Park, April 2017 | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Agaricomycetes |
Order: | Agaricales |
Family: | Pleurotaceae |
Genus: | Pleurotus |
Species: | P. australis
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Binomial name | |
Pleurotus australis | |
Synonyms | |
Pleurotus australis | |
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Gills on hymenium | |
Cap is offset | |
Hymenium is decurrent | |
Lacks a stipe | |
Ecology is saprotrophic | |
Edibility is unknown |
Pleurotus australis, the brown oyster mushroom, is a gilled fungus native to Australia and New Zealand. [2] It is found on dead wood, particularly mānuka and ngāhere. [2] Although morphologically similar to some other Pleurotus fungi, it has been shown to be a distinct species incapable of cross-breeding. [3] [4]