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Pale Oyster
Pale Oyster
Pleurotus pulmonarius
Fungi
COMMON

Stats

Lifespan
A few weeks
Size
Medium
Diet
Decomposer
Biome
Temperate forest
Range
Worldwide
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Spores
Defense
Camouflage
Status
Common

About

The pale oyster is a fast-growing shelf mushroom with pale tan to whitish caps that fan out in overlapping clusters from dead or dying hardwoods. It's a popular cultivated edible, often grown at home on spent coffee grounds or straw.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    spore
    A microscopic spore drifts on air or water and germinates where moisture and substrate meet.
  2. 2.
    mycelium
    A thread-like mycelium spreads through the substrate, breaking it down into nutrients.
  3. 3.
    fruiting body
    A mature fruiting body emerges to release the next generation of spores.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Basidiomycota
Class
Agaricomycetes
Order
Agaricales
Family
Pleurotaceae
Genus
Pleurotus
Species
Pleurotus pulmonarius