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Pleurotus australis
Species of fungus / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Agaricomycetes |
Order: | Agaricales |
Family: | Pleurotaceae |
Genus: | Pleurotus |
Species: | P. australis |
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Pleurotus australis | |
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