Pleurotus parsonsiae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Agaricomycetes |
Order: | Agaricales |
Family: | Pleurotaceae |
Genus: | Pleurotus |
Species: | P. parsonsiae
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Binomial name | |
Pleurotus parsonsiae
G. Stev., 1964
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Synonyms | |
Pleurotus salignus sensu Colenso; fide Segedin &
Pennycook (2001) |
Pleurotus parsonsiae | |
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Gills on hymenium | |
Cap is offset or depressed | |
Hymenium is decurrent | |
Stipe is bare | |
Spore print is white | |
Ecology is saprotrophic or parasitic | |
Edibility is edible |
Pleurotus parsonsiae, also known as velvet oyster mushroom, is a species of edible fungus in the genus Pleurotus, endemic to New Zealand. [1]
This mushroom is saprobic on dead wood, preferring Sophora sp., Leptospermum scoparium, Eucalyptus sp., and Cordyline australis. It is endemic to New Zealand. [1] The phylogenetic research of Pleurotus genus has classified P. parsonsiae as incertae sedis with regards to clades and intersterility groups. [2]
This mushroom is edible and it can be cultivated. Grow kits and cultures are sold in New Zealand as an alternative to illegal invasive species of Pleurotus. [3] [4]