Pleurotus ostreatus

Summary

Pleurotus ostreatus is a taxon^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.56% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,519 views/month, #1,093 of 195,241).^[2]

Key Facts

• Pleurotus ostreatus's instance of is recorded as taxon^[3].
• Pleurotus ostreatus's instance of is recorded as cultivated mushroom^[4].
• Pleurotus ostreatus is classified at the rank of species^[5].
• Pleurotus ostreatus is classified within Pleurotus^[6].
• Pleurotus ostreatus's scientific name is Pleurotus ostreatus^[7].
• Pleurotus ostreatus is a type of edible mushroom^[8].
• Pleurotus ostreatus's Commons category is recorded as Pleurotus ostreatus^[9].
• Pleurotus ostreatus's has basionym is recorded as Agaricus ostreatus^[10].
• Pleurotus ostreatus's hymenium type is recorded as lamella^[11].
• Pleurotus ostreatus's mushroom cap shape is recorded as offset mushroom cap^[12].
• Pleurotus ostreatus's hymenium attachment is recorded as decurrent hymenium attachment^[13].
• Pleurotus ostreatus's stipe character is recorded as bare stipe^[14].
• Pleurotus ostreatus's spore print color is recorded as white^[15].
• Pleurotus ostreatus's mushroom ecological type is recorded as saprobiont^[16].
• Pleurotus ostreatus's edibility is recorded as choice mushroom^[17].
• Pleurotus ostreatus's edibility is recorded as edible mushroom^[18].
• Pleurotus ostreatus's edibility is recorded as medicinal mushrooms^[19].
• Pleurotus ostreatus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Pleurotus ostreatus^[20].
• Pleurotus ostreatus's Commons gallery is recorded as Pleurotus ostreatus^[21].
• Pleurotus ostreatus's taxon synonym is recorded as Agaricus ostreatus^[22].
• Pleurotus ostreatus's taxon synonym is recorded as Agaricus salignus var. fuligineus^[23].
• Pleurotus ostreatus's taxon synonym is recorded as Agaricus glandulosus var. horizontalis^[24].
• Pleurotus ostreatus's taxon synonym is recorded as Agaricus ostreatus subsp. gyrinus^[25].
• Pleurotus ostreatus's taxon synonym is recorded as Agaricus ostreatus var. atroalbus^[26].
• Pleurotus ostreatus's taxon synonym is recorded as Agaricus ostreatus var. dryadeus^[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Pleurotus ostreatus is Pleurotus ostreatus^[7]. It is classified at the rank of species^[5]. It belongs to the parent taxon Pleurotus^[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'wystrysen y coed'}^[28], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '糙皮側耳'}^[29], {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Gewone oesterzwam'}^[30], {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'hlíva ústřičná'}^[31], {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'osterivinokas'}^[32], and {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Austernseitling'}^[33].

Identifiers

Pleurotus ostreatus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 5322^[34]. Pleurotus ostreatus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1028614^[35]. Pleurotus ostreatus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2526530^[36].

Why It Matters

Pleurotus ostreatus ranks in the top 0.56% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,519 views/month, #1,093 of 195,241).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[37] It is known by 92 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[38]