- Proposed
- 2Under Assessment
- 3Preliminary Assessed
- 4Assessed
- 5Published
Pleurotus ostreatus (Jacq.) P. Kumm.
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- Scientific name
- Pleurotus ostreatus
- Author
- (Jacq.) P. Kumm.
- Common names
Austeru sānause
Oyster Mushroom- IUCN Specialist Group
Mushroom, Bracket and Puffball- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Phylum
- Basidiomycota
- Class
- Agaricomycetes
- Order
- Agaricales
- Family
- Pleurotaceae
- Assessment status
- Proposed
- Proposed by
- James Westrip
- Comments etc.
- Inita Daniele, MAURICE Jean-Paul, James Westrip
Assessment Notes
Taxonomic notes
Why suggested for a Global Red List Assessment?
A widespread species. If there is no evidence of rapid declines globally, this species will likely qualify as Least Concern.
Geographic range
This species has a very wide range across the world.
Population and Trends
With such a large range the population size is suspected to be extremely large.
Population Trend:
Habitat and Ecology
This species occurs in woodland, in Europe it is commonly found in deciduous woodland, particularly associated with Beech (Sterry 2011).
Threats
Conservation Actions
Research needed
Use and Trade
This is an edible species (Sterry 2011).
Bibliography
Sterry, P. (2011). Fungi of Britain and Northern Europe. Bounty Books, London (first published 1991, Hamlyn).
