Pleurotus opuntiae
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| Pleurotus opuntiae | |
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| P. opuntiae mushrooms growing on dead remains of Opuntia | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Pleurotaceae |
| Genus: | Pleurotus |
| Species: | P. opuntiae |
| Binomial name | |
| Pleurotus opuntiae (Durieu y Lév.) Sacc. (1887) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Pleurotus opuntiae | |
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 | Gills on hymenium |
 | Cap is offset |
 | Hymenium is decurrent |
 | Stipe has a ring |
 | Spore print is white |
 | Ecology is saprotrophic or parasitic |
 | Edibility is edible |
Pleurotus opuntiae is a species of Agaricales fungus that grows in the semi-arid climate of central Mexico[1] and in New Zealand,[2] whose mushroom is edible and considered a delicacy in the cuisine of indigenous peoples of Mexico. It is known as hongo de maguey común in Mexican Spanish, seta de chumbera/nopal in Peninsular Spanish, and kjoo'wada in Otomi language.[3] Phylogenetic research has shown that while it belongs to the Pleurotus djamor-cornucopiae clade, it forms its own intersterility group,[4] but it has also been claimed to be genetically inter-incompatible with Pleurotus australis, Pleurotus ostreatus (extra-limital), Pleurotus pulmonarius and Pleurotus purpureo-olivaceus of New Zealand.[2]