Pleurotus ostreatus, fruiting body
A mushroom harvested or cultivated for its edible fleshy fruiting body. At maturity this mushroom has a fan or oyster-shaped cap spanning 2–30 centimetres.
Also known as: Oyster mushroom; Oyster fungus; Hiratake; Pearl oyster mushroom
- Term type: Crop
- Units: kg
- Scientific name: Pleurotus ostreatus
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HESTIA Glossary