Phylum: Basidiomycota Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales Family: Pleurotaceae
Species: Pleurotus pulmonarius (Fr.) Quél.
Synonyms: Agaricus pulmonarius
Pleurotus ostreatus f. pulmonarius
Wystrysen Welw
Common Name: Pale Oyster


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Pleurotus pulmonariusPhotographer: © David Mitchel
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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records:
Pinus sylvestris (2)
Fagus sylvatica (1)
Populus (1)
Ilex aquifolium (1)
Fraxinus excelsior (1)
Quercus (1)
Habitat (where recorded) & number of records:
Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (3)
Woodland (2)
Bog: raised (1)
Neutral grassland: semi-improved (1)
Woodland: broadleaved (1)
Woodland: mixed (1)
Woodland: mixed, plantation (1)
Woodland: mixed, plantation, high forest (1)
Woodland: mixed, semi-natural (1)
Substrate (where recorded) & number of records:
Branch (2)
Fallen Branch (1)
Fallen Tree (1)
Log (1)
Soil (1)
Standing Dead Tree (1)
Stump (1)
Wood (1)
Months recorded in & number of records:
March (1)
June (1)
July (1)
August (2)
September (3)
October (3)