Cottonwood mushroom ( Tricholoma populinum ), Oyster Mushroom ( Pleurotus ostreatus; including P . sapidus ), Pine mushroom ( Tricholoma magnivelare ) and Red Waxy Cap / Larch Waxy Cap ( Hygrophorus speciosus ).
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"P . pulmonarius " is commercially cultivated in New Zealand, The archetypal Oyster mushroom, " Pleurotus ostreatus ", cannot be imported into New Zealand due to perceived risks to their forestry industry.
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In North America, " Omphalotus olivascens ", the western jack-o'- lantern mushroom and " Clitocybe dealbata ", the ivory funnel mushroom, both bear a resemblance to " Pleurotus ostreatus ".
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Species of mushroom producing fungi used as food source by slugs include milk-caps, " Lactarius " spp ., the oyster mushroom, " Pleurotus ostreatus " and the penny bun, " Boletus edulis ".
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Honey mushroom ( " Armillaria spp . " ) is a white-rot fungus notorious for attacking living trees . " Pleurotus ostreatus " and other oyster mushrooms are commonly cultivated white-rot fungi, but " P . ostreatus " is not parasitic and will not grow on a living tree, unless it is already dying from other causes.
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This fungus is mistaken for the commonly eaten oyster mushroom ( " Pleurotus ostreatus " ), Shiitake ( " Lentinula edodes " ), and Mukitake ( " Sarcomixa serotina " ), but is poisonous . " O . japonicus " was responsible for 31.6 % of poisoning cases in Japan between 1996 and 2005 more than any other mushroom.
