Gourmet / Medicinal Species

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Black Pearl Oyster

Species: Pleurotus ostreatus Cultivar: Black Pearl Oyster Description: The Black Pearl Oyster or Black Pearl King Oyster is a oyster mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus) hybrid from Japan. It is the result of a cross between a European and an Asian...

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Black Poplar

Species: Agrocybe aegerita Cultivar: Black Poplar Description: Black Poplar (Agrocybe aegerita) is a species of mushroom that belongs to the white rot fungi but looks like the button mushroom, only darker. It is an easy-to-grow edible...

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Blue Oyster

Species: Pleurotus columbinus Cultivar: Blue Oyster Description: This is a blue tinted oyster mushroom with cultivation requirements similar to the pearl or common oyster mushroom. Blue oysters fruit easily on a wide range of substrates...

Branched Oyster

Species: Pleurotus cornucopiae Cultivar: Branched Oyster Description: Also known as Popcorn Oyster. Oyster mushrooms look like oyster shells and have a mildly seafood-like taste. They are great sautéd in butter with salt and pepper,...

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Chestnut

Species: Pholiota adiposa Cultivar: Chestnut Description: A cousin of the slimy Nameko (Pholiota nameko) this wonderful clustering, wood loving mushroom forms dense clusters of beautiful, dark orange gilled mushrooms with a slightly shaggy...

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Florida Oyster

Species: Pleurotus ostreatus Cultivar: Florida Oyster Description: This is a summer strain of Pearl Oyster (Pleurotus ostreatus).Their color varies, with increasing light intensity and temperature, from white-beige to greyish blue...

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Gold Oyster

Species: Pleurotus citrinopileatus Cultivar: Gold Oyster Description: The golden oyster grows slower and is not as productive as other oyster mushrooms such as the pearl oyster. These mushrooms also need plenty of fresh air to develop...

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King Trumpet Oyster

Species: Pleurotus eryngii Cultivar: King Trumpet Oyster Description: King Oyster Mushroom is the largest species in the oyster mushroom. It has a thick, meaty white stem and a small tan cap (in young specimens). Its natural range extends...

Lion's Mane

Species: Hericium erinaceus Cultivar: Lion's Mane Description: The Lion's Mane is toothed fungus, which forms tooth-like spine structures instead of gills. This is a species that spontaneously fruits on agar and sawdust substrates but may...

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Lion's Mane: Lion's Beard

Species: Hericium erinaceus Cultivar: Lion's Beard Description: Lion's Beard is a commercial strain of Lion's Mane that was isolated and cultivated by Lenny at The Mycelium Emporium. Discover the Fascinating World of Mycology Our premium...

Lion's Mane: Lion's Pride

Species: Hericium erinaceus Cultivar: Lion's Pride Description: Lion's Pride is a commercial strain of Lion's Mane that was isolated and cultivated by Lenny at The Mycelium Emporium. Discover the Fascinating World of Mycology Our premium...

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Maitake

Species: Grifola frondosa Cultivar: Maitake Description: Grifola frondosa is a polypore mushroom that grows in clusters at the base of trees, particularly oaks. The mushroom is commonly known among English speakers as hen of the woods,...