Blue Oyster
Pleurotus ostreatus
Foraging: Never eat a wild mushroom on a photo or an app’s word. Many deadly species look like edible ones.
The story
Known by many names across different cultures—such as hiratake, Austernseitling, and orellana—this globally appreciated fungus has captured the attention of foragers and cultivators alike, cementing its place in diverse regional traditions.
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- Family
- Pleurotaceae
How to use it
This species is widely cultivated for food, commonly grown on straw and other agricultural media.
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Gardening tip
If you want to cultivate this mushroom at home, you can successfully grow it using straw as a growing medium.
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In the kitchen
The oyster mushroom is a common edible mushroom that is highly popular for culinary use.
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About
Pleurotus ostreatus, the oyster mushroom, oyster fungus, hiratake, or pearl oyster mushroom is a common edible mushroom. It is one of the more commonly sought wild mushrooms, though it can also be cultivated on straw and other media.
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- Name
- Blue Oyster
- Slug
- blue-oyster
- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Family
- Pleurotaceae
- Genus
- Pleurotus
- Species
- ostreatus
- Category
- Mushroom
- Wikidata QID
- Q186451
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 48
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