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An important mushroom of Japan
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pleurotus
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Pleurotus is a genus of gilled mushrooms which includes one of the most widely eaten mushrooms, P. ostreatus . Species of Pleurotus may be called oyster , abalone , or tree mushrooms , and are some of the most commonly cultivated edible mushrooms in the ...
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There are some, like Pleurotus, that grow in trunks of trees, and make their way through openings in the bark.
The word pleurotus is taken from two Greek words, meaning a side and an ear.
The Elm Pleurotus, so called from growing on elm trees, is considered edible.