King oyster
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Practical Data
Sensory, Occurrence, Shape, and Coloring of Pleurotus eryngii
Sensory
Edibility
Very Edible
Taste
Mild Mushroom-Like
Smell
Mushroom-Like
Occurrence
Rarity
Common
Season
June - November
Growth
Meadows Woods
Shape
Group
Gill Mushroom
Size
2 to 19 cm
Cap
Hemispherical Pointed
Fruitbody
Bleaching Tufted
Stem
Brittle Fibrous
Spore Donor
Adnate Decurrent Gills Narrow
Coloring
Cap
Brown Gray Orange Yellow
Flesh
Brown Gray White
Gills
Brown Gray Orange Yellow
Stem
Brown White Yellow
Spore Dust
White
Research Data
Etymology and Classification of Pleurotus eryngii
Etymology
| Scientific name | Pleurotus eryngii |
|---|---|
| Gender | Masculine |
| Status of name | Legitimate |
| Type of name | Combination |
| Rank | Species |
| Year of publication | 1872 |
| Authors | L. Quélet |
Classification
- Fungi
- Dikarya
- Basidiomycota
- Agaricomycotina
- Agaricomycetes
- Agaricomycetidae
- Agaricales
- Pleurotaceae
- Pleurotus
Description
Description of Pleurotus eryngii
Occurrence and Growth
Pleurotus eryngii (English: King oyster) is a common mushroom that grows mainly on meadows and on woods. Its main season begins in June and ends in November.
Meadows
Woods
Edibility, Taste and Smell
Pleurotus eryngii is very edible. The mushroom tastes mild and mushroom-like. Its smell can be described as mushroom-like.
Very edible
Mild taste
Mushroom-like taste
Mushroom-like smell
Shape and Surface
Pleurotus eryngii commonly measures from 2 to 19 cm. The cap is shaped hemispherical and pointed. The fruit body is bleaching and tufted. The stem is brittle and fibrous. The spore donor can be described as adnate, decurrent, and gills narrow.
Hemispherical cap
Pointed cap
Tufted fruitbody
Bleaching fruitbody
Brittle stem
Fibrous stem
Adnate spore donor
Decurrent spore donor
Gills narrow
Coloring
The cap of Pleurotus eryngii is frequently colored brown, gray, orange, and yellow. The color of the flesh is often brown, gray, and white. The gills of Pleurotus eryngii are regularly colored brown, gray, orange, and yellow. The stem is often colored brown, white, and yellow. The spore dust is frequently colored white.
Etymology and Classification
Pleurotus eryngii (Gender: Masculine) was scientifically described by L. Quélet and effectively published in 1872. The name Pleurotus eryngii is of type combination. Pleurotus eryngii has the status legitimate.
The scientific classification of Pleurotus eryngii is Fungi, Dikarya, Basidiomycota, Agaricomycotina, Agaricomycetes, Agaricomycetidae, Agaricales, Pleurotaceae, Pleurotus. For further information, please see L. Quélet (1872, p. 112).
Synonyms
Pleurotus eryngii is also known for its latin synonyms Pleurotus fuscus var. ferulae, Pleurotus fuscus, Pleurotus eryngii var. ferulae, Pleurotus cardarella, Dendrosarcus eryngii, Agaricus ferulae, Agaricus eryngii, Agaricus cardarella.
References
Quélet, L. 1872. Les Champignons du Jura et des Vosges. Mémoires de la Société d'Émulation de Montbéliard. ser. 2, 5:43-332
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