| Phylum: Basidiomycota | Class: Basidiomycetes |
| Order: Agaricales | Family: Pleurotaceae |
| Species: Pleurotus ostreatus (Jacq.) Quél. | |
| Synonyms: |
Agaricus ostreatus Agaricus salignus Pleurotus columbrinus Pleurotus ostreatus var. columbinus Pleurotus revolutus Pleurotus salignus |
| Common Name: | Oyster Mushroom |
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Photographer: © Ronnie Irvine |
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| Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records: Fagus sylvatica (2) Populus (1) Prunus laurocerasus (1) Tilia cordata x platyphyllos (1) |
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| Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (3) Woodland: mixed (3) Built up area, domestic (1) Grassland: neutral, semi-improved, lowland (1) Neutral grassland: semi-improved (1) Parkland and scattered trees (1) Woodland (1) Woodland: broadleaved (1) Woodland: coniferous, plantation (1) Woodland: mixed, plantation, high forest (1) |
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| Substrate (where recorded) & number of records: Tree (4) Fallen Tree (3) Stump (1) Wood (1) |
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| Months recorded in & number of records: January (1) August (2) September (10) October (7) November (5) December (2) |
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