Oyster mushroom
Pleurotus ostreatus
Edible, but easily confused with poisonous lookalikes.
This is a game, not a field guide. Never eat a wild mushroom or plant because of it; if you are unsure, ask a mushroom advisor or a poison centre.
At a glance
- Scientific name
- Pleurotus ostreatus
- Class
- Agaricomycetes
- Order
- Agaricales
- Family
- Pleurotaceae
- Under the cap
- Gills
- Cap
- Flat, Bracket
- Stem
- Bare
- Lives by
- Breaking down dead matter
- Season
- Autumn, Winter
- Habitat
- Dead wood, Living trees
- Spore print
- White
- Difficulty in WildGuessr
- Easy
Did you know?
- It is a meat-eater: its threads paralyse tiny nematode worms with a toxin and then digest them.
- Researchers have tested it for cleaning soil polluted with oil, since it can break down some pollutants.
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Similar fungi
- Fairy ring champignon
Marasmius oreades
- Clouded agaric
Clitocybe nebularis
- Button mushroom
Agaricus bisporus
Classification, names and conservation status come from Wikidata (CC0), the photo from Wikimedia Commons. Wikidata Q186451 · All fungi · All entries