Pleurotus australis
Species of fungus
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Pleurotus australis, the brown oyster mushroom, is a gilled fungus native to Australia and New Zealand.[2] It is found on dead wood, particularly mānuka and ngāhere.[2] Although morphologically similar to some other Pleurotus fungi, it has been shown to be a distinct species incapable of cross-breeding.[3][4]
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| Pleurotus australis | |
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| Pleurotus australis (brown oyster mushroom) on peppermint tree, Callcup block, D'Entrecasteaux National Park, April 2017 | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Pleurotaceae |
| Genus: | Pleurotus |
| Species: | P. australis |
| Binomial name | |
| Pleurotus australis | |
| Synonyms | |
| Pleurotus australis | |
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| Mycological characteristics | |
 | Gills on hymenium |
 | Cap is offset |
 | Hymenium is decurrent |
 | Stipe is bare or lacks a stipe |
 | Spore print is brown |
 | Ecology is saprotrophic |
 | Edibility is unknown |
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