Pleurotus australis
M. C. Cooke & G. E. Massee
Southern Oyster Mushroom
PleurotaceaeMushrooms
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Mushroom, Fungus
The mushroom fruiting body is edible.
How to Identify
A temperate mushroom in the family Pleurotaceae.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Pleurotus australis, the brown oyster mushroom, is a gilled fungus native to Australia and New Zealand. It is found on dead wood, particularly mānuka and ngāhere. Although morphologically similar to some other Pleurotus fungi, it has been shown to be a distinct species incapable of cross-breeding.
References (2)
- Bougher, N.L. & Syme, K., 1998, Fungi of Southern Australia. UWA Press p 324
- Crowe, A., 1997, A Field Guide to the Native Edible Plants of New Zealand. Penguin. p 161
