Oyster Mushroom

Pleurotus ostreatus

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Pleurotus ostreatus, the oyster mushroom, is a common edible mushroom. It was first cultivated in Germany as a subsistence measure during World War I and is now grown commercially around the world for food. It is related to the similarly cultivated king oyster mushroom. Oyster mushrooms can also be used industrially for mycoremediation purposes.

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  1. (c) Robbie Sproule, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://www.flickr.com/photos/85278812@N00/245561831
  2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pleurotus_ostreatus

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