Phylum: Basidiomycota	Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales	Family: Pleurotaceae
Species: Pleurotus dryinus (Pers.) P. Kumm.

Synonyms:

Agaricus acerinus Agaricus albertinii Agaricus corticatus Agaricus dryinus Agaricus spongiosus Pleurotus acerinus Pleurotus albertinii Pleurotus corticatus Pleurotus corticatus var. albertini Pleurotus corticatus var. albertinii Pleurotus corticatus var. tephrotrichus Pleurotus spongiosus Pleurotus tephrotrichus

Common Name:

Veiled Oyster

Click on the dots to get a species list for the 10km square that it represents.

This distribution map was produced using DMap

Photographer: © David Mitchel

Have you a photograph, digital or otherwise that you would like to provide for this page? Or would you like to use this photograph? If so, please e-mail David Mitchel at the address given on the home page. Or search Google Images for this species

View this species in its UK context on the NBN Atlas

Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records: Ulmus (2) Fagus sylvatica (1) Quercus (1) Tilia (1)

Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Parkland and scattered trees: broadleaved (1) Parkland and scattered trees: mixed (1) Woodland (1) Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (1) Woodland: mixed, plantation (1)

Substrate (where recorded) & number of records: Tree (4) Fallen Tree (2) Wood (1)

Months recorded in & number of records: January (2) July (1) September (3) October (3) November (3) December (1)