How plants and fungi grow in the wild, and where cultivars came from.

Pleurotus citrinopileatus Golden oyster

Warm-growing · Very humid air · Dappled light

Pleurotus ostreatus Oyster mushroom

Cool-growing · Very humid air · Shade

Pleurotus dryinus Veiled oyster

Intermediate · Very humid air · Shade

Pleurotus eryngii King oyster

Intermediate · Very humid air · Full sun

Pleurotus cornucopiae Branched oyster mushroom

Intermediate · Very humid air · Shade

Pleurotus calyptratus

Cool-growing · Very humid air · Dappled light

Pleurotus djamor Pink oyster

Warm-growing · Very humid air · Shade

Pleurotus tuber-regium King tuber mushroom

Warm-growing · Very humid air · Dappled light

Pleurotus albidus

Intermediate · Very humid air · Dappled light

Pleurotus nebrodensis Nebrodi oyster

Cool-growing · Very humid air · Full sun

Pleurotus opuntiae Hongo de maguey

Intermediate · Very humid air · Bright, filtered light

Pleurotus populinus Aspen oyster mushroom

Cool-growing · Very humid air · Shade

Pleurotus purpureo-olivaceus

Cool-growing · Very humid air · Shade

Pleurotus australis Brown oyster mushroom

Intermediate · Very humid air · Shade

Pleurotus cystidiosus

Warm-growing · Very humid air · Dappled light

Pleurotus euosmus Tarragon oyster mushroom

Cool-growing · Very humid air · Dappled light

Pleurotus parsonsiae

Intermediate · Very humid air · Dappled light

Pleurotus abieticola

Cool-growing · Very humid air · Shade

Pleurotus novae-zelandiae

Cool-growing · Very humid air · Shade

Pleurotus velatus

Intermediate · Very humid air · Shade

Pleurotus geesterani

Intermediate · Very humid air · Shade

Pleurotus smithii

Intermediate · Very humid air · Shade

Pleurotus fuscosquamulosus

Warm-growing · Very humid air · Shade

Pleurotus abscondens

Cool-growing · Very humid air · Shade

Pleurotus achilleae

Cool-growing · Very humid air · Bright, filtered light

Pleurotus agaves

Cool-growing · Very humid air · Bright, filtered light

Pleurotus albipes

Cool-growing · Very humid air · Shade

Pleurotus allochrous

Cool-growing · Very humid air · Shade

Pleurotus alocasiae

Warm-growing · Very humid air · Shade

Pleurotus alveolus

Cool-growing · Very humid air · Shade

Pleurotus anas

Warm-growing · Very humid air · Shade

Pleurotus anastomosans

Intermediate · Very humid air · Shade

Pleurotus angustatus

Intermediate · Very humid air · Shade

Pleurotus arbuticola

Cool-growing · Very humid air · Dappled light

Pleurotus armeniacus

Warm-growing · Very humid air · Shade

Pleurotus arrhenioides

Warm-growing · Very humid air · Shade

Pleurotus aureovillosus

Warm-growing · Very humid air · Shade

Pleurotus badius

Intermediate · Very humid air · Shade

Pleurotus bajocalifornicus

Intermediate · Very humid air · Shade

Pleurotus berberidicola

Cool-growing · Very humid air · Shade

Pleurotus bipindiensis

Warm-growing · Very humid air · Shade

Pleurotus bourdotii

Cool-growing · Very humid air · Shade

Pleurotus caespitosoterrestris

Cool-growing · Very humid air · Shade

Pleurotus caldwellii

Cool-growing · Very humid air · Shade

Pleurotus camerunensis

Warm-growing · Very humid air · Shade

Pleurotus chrysorrhizus

Warm-growing · Very humid air · Shade

Pleurotus cinerascens

Cool-growing · Very humid air · Shade

Pleurotus colae

Warm-growing · Very humid air · Shade

Pleurotus colensoi

Cool-growing · Very humid air · Shade

Pleurotus columbinus Blue oyster

Cool-growing · Very humid air · Shade

Pleurotus compactus

Cool-growing · Very humid air · Shade

Pleurotus concha

Cool-growing · Very humid air · Shade

Pleurotus convivarum

Cool-growing · Very humid air · Shade

Pleurotus craspedius

Cool-growing · Very humid air · Shade

Pleurotus cretaceus

Warm-growing · Very humid air · Shade

Pleurotus cucullatus

Intermediate · Very humid air · Shade

Pleurotus cyatheae

Warm-growing · Very humid air · Shade

Pleurotus cyatheicola

Intermediate · Very humid air · Shade

Pleurotus cystidifer

Cool-growing · Very humid air · Shade

Pleurotus decipiens

Warm-growing · Very humid air · Shade