Pleurotus cystidiosus
Species of fungus
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Pleurotus cystidiosus, also known as abalone mushroom and maple oyster mushroom, is an edible[9] species of fungus in the family Pleurotaceae, described as new to science by mycologist Orson K. Miller Jr. in 1969.[1] It can be cultivated, with spores and growing kits being available commercially. Antromycopsis macrocarpa (or A. broussonetiae) is the anamorphic form of this species.[10]
| Pleurotus cystidiosus | |
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| Anamorphic state of P. cystidiosus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Pleurotaceae |
| Genus: | Pleurotus |
| Species: | P. cystidiosus |
| Binomial name | |
| Pleurotus cystidiosus O.K. Mill.[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Pleurotus cystidiosus (Y.H. Han, K.M. Chen & S. Cheng) O. Hilber ex O. Hilber 1997[2] | |
| Pleurotus cystidiosus | |
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| Mycological characteristics | |
 | Gills on hymenium |
 | Cap is offset |
 | Hymenium is decurrent |
 | Stipe is bare |
 | Spore print is white |
 | Ecology is saprotrophic |
 | Edibility is edible |
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