Mushrooms & fungi

Oyster Mushroom

Pleurotus spp.

Soft, layered fans in pearl, grey, gold and pink. Fast, generous and forgiving — the crop that teaches a cultivation team its craft.

Known for

A natural source of ergothioneine and beta-glucans, with useful protein and fibre content. Also valued in sustainability work for its ability to grow on agricultural waste streams.

At GaiaTara

Being studied as a future volume species: fast, forgiving and able to grow on agricultural by-products.

Latin name

Pleurotus spp.

Group

Mushrooms & fungi

Grows in

Darkness · sterile incubation rooms

Status

In R&D

Traditional uses and research interest are described for information only. GaiaTara makes no claim that this organism treats, cures or prevents any condition.