Oyster ero (Pleurotus cornucopiae)
- Nkeji: Basidiomycota (Basidiomycetes)
- Nkebi: Agaricomycotina (Agaricomycetes)
- Klas: Agaricomycetes (Agaricomycetes)
- Klas: Agaricomycetidae (Agaricomycetes)
- Order: Agaricles (Agaric ma ọ bụ Lamellar)
- Ezinụlọ: Pleurotaceae (Voshenkovye)
- Genus: Pleurotus (ero oyster)
- ụdị: Pleurotus cornucopiae (Oyster mushroom)
Okpu nke ero oporo: 3-10 cm in diameter, horn-shaped, funnel-shaped, less often – tongue-shaped or leaf-shaped (with a distinct tendency to “bend up”) in adult specimens, convex with a tucked edge – in young ones. The color of oyster mushroom is quite variable depending on the age of the fungus and growing conditions – from light, almost white, to gray-buff; the surface is smooth. The flesh of the cap is white, fleshy, elastic, becoming quite hard and fibrous with age. It has no particular smell or taste.
Efere ero oporo: White, sinuous, rare, descending to the very base of the legs, in the lower part are often intertwined, forming a kind of pattern.
Spore ntụ ntụ: White.
Isi ero oporo: Central or lateral, usually well defined compared to other oyster mushrooms; length 3-8 cm, thickness up to 1,5 cm. The surface of the stem is covered with descending plates almost to the tapering base.
Kesaa: Horn-shaped oyster mushroom grows from early May to mid-September on the remains of deciduous trees; the mushroom is not rare, but the addiction to hard-to-reach places – brown, dense shrubs, clearings – makes it not as noticeable as other oyster mushrooms.
Ụdị ndị eyitere: Of the popular oyster mushrooms, the pulmonary oyster mushroom is similar, but the horn-shaped form is not characteristic of it, and you will not find such a pronounced leg in it.
Nri: Like all oyster mushrooms, horn-shaped oriri and even delicious in a way.