Pleurotus
Pleurotus is a genus of gilled mushrooms with species known as oyster, abalone, or tree mushrooms. It includes some of the most commonly cultivated edible mushrooms in the world, such as P. ostreatus. Additionally, some species have been used in the mycoremediation of pollutants.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomFungi
- PhylumBasidiomycota
- ClassAgaricomycetes
- OrderAgaricales
- FamilyPleurotaceae
via GBIF
Research
4,074 papers- Biological activities of Pleurotus spp. polysaccharides: A review.Journal of food biochemistry · 2021
- Pleurotus spp.-an effective way in degradation mycotoxins? A comprehensive review.Mycotoxin research · 2025
- Pleurotus Mushrooms in Nutrition and Health: Clinical and Preclinical Insights for Nutraceutical Development.Comprehensive reviews in food science and food safety · 2025
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Article
14 sectionsContents
- Description
- Taxonomy
- Phylogeny
- Phylogenetic species
- ''[[Incertae sedis]]'' species
- Former species
- Etymology
- Ecology
- Uses
- Culinary
- Bioremediation
- See also
- References
- External links
Pleurotus is a genus of gilled mushrooms with species known as oyster, abalone, or tree mushrooms. It includes some of the most commonly cultivated edible mushrooms in the world, such as P. ostreatus. Additionally, some species have been used in the mycoremediation of pollutants.
==Description== The caps may be laterally attached (with no stipe). If there is a stipe, it is normally eccentric and the gills are decurrent along it. The term pleurotoid is used for any mushroom with this general shape.