Panellus serotinus

(Schrad. ex fr.) Kuhn

Green oyster

TricholomataceaeMushrooms
Panellus serotinus
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Panellus serotinus
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What to Eat

Edible parts: Fungus, Mushroom

The fungal fruiting body (mushroom) is edible.

Where to Find It

It is a temperate plant.

Asia, China, Hong Kong, Japan, North America, Russia,

Countries: United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Antigua & Barbuda, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Brunei, Bahamas, Bhutan, Belize, Canada, China, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Georgia, Guatemala, Honduras, Haiti, Indonesia, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Jamaica, Jordan, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, St Kitts & Nevis, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, St Lucia, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Mongolia, Maldives, Mexico, Malaysia, Nicaragua, Nepal, Oman, Panama, Philippines, Pakistan, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, El Salvador, Syria, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Trinidad & Tobago, Taiwan, United States, Uzbekistan, St Vincent, Vietnam, Yemen

How to Identify

Panellus serotinus, known as green oyster, is a temperate mushroom in the Tricholomataceae family.

Names & Synonyms
Pleurotus serotinus
References (4)
  • Boa, E. R., 2004, Wild edible fungi and their importance to people. FAO Non Wood Forest Products Booklet 17
  • Kaye, G.C., 1986, Wild and Exotic Mushroom Cultivation in North America
  • Kiple, K.F. & Ornelas, K.C., (eds), 2000, The Cambridge World History of Food. CUP p 320
  • Yokayama, 1975,

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