MycoKey : the genus Pleurotus

Generic short diagnoses: Excentrically or laterally stipitate, fleshy, rather tough, lignicolous agarics with mostly white to greyish pileus, decurrent lamellae and whitish or purplish spores.


Species example:


Pleurotus dryinus - DK: korkagtig østershat UK: Veiled Oyster
Photo and © Jens H. Petersen
Denmark, JHP-82.234

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