Pleurotus pulmonarius

(Fr.) Quél.

Pale Oyster

GNRUnranked Found in 55 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.1062839
Element CodeNFAGA40010
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
KingdomFungi
PhylumBasidiomycota
ClassBasidiomycetes
OrderAgaricales
FamilyPleurotaceae
GenusPleurotus
Synonyms
Agaricus pulmonariusFr.Dendrosarcus pulmonarius(Fr.) Kuntze
Concept Reference
Index Fungorum and Species Fungorum. 2018. In Index Fungorum-Species Fungorum (https://indexfungorum.org and https://speciesfungorum.org) database export on 16 June 2018. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
IndianaSNRYes
CanadaN4
ProvinceRankNative
QuebecS4Yes
British ColumbiaSUYes
Island of NewfoundlandSNRYes
New BrunswickSUYes
AlbertaSUYes
ManitobaSUYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (55)
Arizona (4)
AreaForestAcres
Black River CanyonApache-Sitgreaves National Forests11,817
Oracle RoadlessCoronado National Forest22,365
PinalenoCoronado National Forest130,920
Sierra Ancha Wilderness ContiguousTonto National Forest7,787
California (3)
AreaForestAcres
Orleans Mtn. BSix Rivers National Forest17,183
PortugueseKlamath National Forest18,915
Slate Mtn.Sequoia National Forest12,299
Georgia (1)
AreaForestAcres
Pink KnobChattahoochee National Forest12,127
Idaho (1)
AreaForestAcres
West Meadow CreekNez Perce-Clearwater National Forest115,949
Maine (1)
AreaForestAcres
Caribou - Speckled ExtWhite Mountain National Forest5,988
New Hampshire (2)
AreaForestAcres
Carr MountainWhite Mountain National Forest17,110
JobildunkWhite Mountain National Forest3,660
New Mexico (4)
AreaForestAcres
Black CanyonSanta Fe National Forest1,922
Canada Bonito RNASanta Fe National Forest487
GallinasSanta Fe National Forest13,208
Little TesuqueSanta Fe National Forest815
North Carolina (2)
AreaForestAcres
Bald MountainPisgah National Forest11,085
Craggy MountainPisgah National Forest2,657
Oregon (6)
AreaForestAcres
Bull Of The WoodsWillamette National Forest53
ElkhornWillamette National Forest9,380
Gordon MeadowsWillamette National Forest9,463
LarchMt. Hood National Forest12,961
Salmon - HuckleberryMt. Hood National Forest17,570
TenmileSiuslaw National Forest10,818
Pennsylvania (4)
AreaForestAcres
Allegheny FrontAllegheny National Forest7,430
Hearts ContentAllegheny National Forest221
Minister ValleyAllegheny National Forest1,417
Tracy RidgeAllegheny National Forest9,034
South Carolina (1)
AreaForestAcres
Ellicott Rock 1Sumter National Forest301
Tennessee (2)
AreaForestAcres
Bald MountainCherokee National Forest11,743
Rogers RidgeCherokee National Forest4,738
Utah (3)
AreaForestAcres
418026Uinta National Forest14,038
418027Uinta National Forest13,884
Temple PeakWasatch-Cache National Forest24,081
Vermont (1)
AreaForestAcres
Devil's Den 09083Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests9,169
Virginia (5)
AreaForestAcres
Broad RunJefferson National Forest10,971
Laurel ForkGeorge Washington National Forest9,967
Little RiverGeorge Washington National Forest27,292
North Fork PoundJefferson National Forest4,757
Oak KnobGeorge Washington National Forest10,882
Washington (9)
AreaForestAcres
Bear CreekGifford Pinchot National Forest7,980
Big Lava BedGifford Pinchot National Forest19,043
Glacier Peak BMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest19,328
Heather LakeWenatchee National Forest10,628
LightningOlympic National Forest7,179
Mt. Baker WestMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest25,390
Mt. ZionOlympic National Forest3,544
Nason RidgeWenatchee National Forest19,329
South QuinaultOlympic National Forest11,081
West Virginia (5)
AreaForestAcres
Canaan LoopMonongahela National Forest7,867
Cranberry AdditionMonongahela National Forest11,123
Cranberry Glades Botanical AreaMonongahela National Forest785
Tea Creek MountainMonongahela National Forest8,295
Turkey MountainMonongahela National Forest6,421
Wisconsin (1)
AreaForestAcres
09154 - St. Peters DomeChequamegon-Nicolet National Forest4,002
References (5)
  1. Index Fungorum and Species Fungorum. 2018. <i>In</i> Index Fungorum-Species Fungorum (<a href="https://indexfungorum.org" target="_blank">https://indexfungorum.org</a> and <a href="https://speciesfungorum.org" target="_blank">https://speciesfungorum.org</a>) database export on 16 June 2018. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  2. Index Fungorum and Species Fungorum. 2025. <i>In</i> Index Fungorum-Species Fungorum (<a href="https://indexfungorum.org" target="_blank">https://indexfungorum.org</a> and <a href="https://speciesfungorum.org" target="_blank">https://speciesfungorum.org</a>) database export on 29 September 2025. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  3. Kroeger, P. and S.M. Berch. 2017. Macrofungus species of British Columbia. Prov. B.C., Victoria, B.C. Tech. Rep. 108. Available online: &lt;<a href="https://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hfd/pubs/Docs/Tr/TR108.htm">https://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hfd/pubs/Docs/Tr/TR108.htm</a>&gt;.
  4. MycoBank. 2025. MycoBank database download, export date January 2025. International Mycological Association. [http://www.mycobank.org]
  5. Phillips, R. 1991. Mushrooms of North America. Little, Brown and Company, Boston. 319 pp.