Branching oyster

Pleurotus cornucopiae

Latin Synonyms Pocillaria cornucopioides Pleurotus ostreatus var. cornucopiae Pleurotus ostreatus f. cornucopiae
Lentinus klotzschii Lentinus cornucopioides Fungus cornucopiae Dendrosarcus cornucopiae Crepidotus cornucopiae
Pleurotus cornucopiae (English: Branching oyster) is a common mushroom that grows mainly on forest soils and on woods. Its main season begins in March and ends in November.
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Practical Data

Sensory, Occurrence, Shape, and Coloring of Pleurotus cornucopiae

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Sensory
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Edibility
Very Edible
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Taste
Mild Mealy
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Smell
Anise-Like Mushroom-Like
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Occurrence
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Rarity
Common
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Season
March - November
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Growth
Forest Soils Woods
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Shape
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Group
Gill Mushroom
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Size
2 to 16 cm
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Cap
Funnel-Like Pointed Umbrella-Like
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Fruitbody
Tufted
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Stem
Rooted Fibrous
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Spore Donor
Adnate Decurrent
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Coloring
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Cap
Brown Gray Orange White Yellow
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Flesh
White Yellow
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Gills
Gray Orange Pink White Yellow
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Stem
Gray Orange White Yellow
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Research Data

Etymology and Classification of Pleurotus cornucopiae

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Etymology

Scientific name Pleurotus cornucopiae
Gender Masculine
Status of name Legitimate
Type of name Combination
Rank Species
Year of publication 1885
Authors L. Quélet
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Classification

  • Fungi
  • Dikarya
  • Basidiomycota
  • Agaricomycotina
  • Agaricomycetes
  • Agaricomycetidae
  • Agaricales
  • Pleurotaceae
  • Pleurotus
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Description

Description of Pleurotus cornucopiae

Occurrence and Growth

Pleurotus cornucopiae (English: Branching oyster) is a common mushroom that grows mainly on forest soils and on woods. Its main season begins in March and ends in November.

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Forest soils

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Woods

Edibility, Taste and Smell

Pleurotus cornucopiae is very edible. The mushroom tastes mild and mealy. Its smell can be described as anise-like and mushroom-like.

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Very edible

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Mild taste

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Mealy taste

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Anise-like smell

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Mushroom-like smell

Shape and Surface

Pleurotus cornucopiae commonly measures from 2 to 16 cm. The cap is shaped funnel-like, pointed, and umbrella-like. The fruit body is tufted. The stem is rooted and fibrous. The spore donor can be described as adnate and decurrent.

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Umbrella-like cap

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Pointed cap

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Funnel-like cap

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Tufted fruitbody

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Rooted stem

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Fibrous stem

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Adnate spore donor

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Decurrent spore donor

Coloring

The cap of Pleurotus cornucopiae is frequently colored brown, gray, orange, white, and yellow. The color of the flesh is often white and yellow. The gills of Pleurotus cornucopiae are regularly colored gray, orange, pink, white, and yellow. The stem is often colored gray, orange, white, and yellow.

Etymology and Classification

Pleurotus cornucopiae (Gender: Masculine) was scientifically described by L. Quélet and effectively published in 1885. The name Pleurotus cornucopiae is of type combination. Pleurotus cornucopiae has the status legitimate.

The scientific classification of Pleurotus cornucopiae is Fungi, Dikarya, Basidiomycota, Agaricomycotina, Agaricomycetes, Agaricomycetidae, Agaricales, Pleurotaceae, Pleurotus. For further information, please see L. Quélet (1885, p. 278, t. 44).

Synonyms

Pleurotus cornucopiae is also known for its latin synonyms Pocillaria cornucopioides, Pleurotus ostreatus var. cornucopiae, Pleurotus ostreatus f. cornucopiae, Lentinus klotzschii, Lentinus cornucopioides, Fungus cornucopiae, Dendrosarcus cornucopiae, Crepidotus cornucopiae.

References

Quélet, L. 1885. Quelques especes critiques ou nouvelles de la Flore Mycologique de France. Comptes Rendus de l´Association Française pour l´Avancement des Sciences. 13:277-286

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