Family: Pleurotaceae

Family: Pleurotaceae

Fungi:> Basidiomycota:> Basidiomycetes:> Agaricales:> Pleurotaceae:> Pleurotus, Hohenbuehelia.

Genus: Pleurotus

A Fleshy to tough fan-shaped fungi, sessile or with stripe, colours dull or absent. There are a number of species in New Zealand, which I have found very difficult to identify. Some of them are considered to be edible.	I find the Pleurotus to be wonderfull fungi to photograph check these out.

Species: Pleurotus djamor
Common Name: None Substrate: Wood (Cabbage tree) Found: Mixed Forest Spore: White	Height: 60 mm Width: 150 mm Season: Autumn Edible: Yes

Species: Pleurotus pulmonariuss This is the Oyster sp. is normally found in home growing kits.
Common Name: Oyster Mushroom Substrate: Straw Spore: White	Height: 60 mm Width: 150 mm Edible: Yes

Species: Pleurotus purpureo-olivaceus (Stevenson) Segedin
Common Name: None Substrate: Wood Found: Nothofagus Forest Spore: White	Height: 60 mm Width: 150 mm Season: Autumn Edible: Yes

Genus: Hohenbuehelia

These saprobic fungi are similar to Pleurotus in appearance but much smaller with crowded gills and white spores. They also have a gelatinous layer beneath the cap which makes them quite tough to brake. Distinguished microscopically by the presence of metuloids on the gills face often encrusted with crystals.

Species: Hohenbuehelia petalodes
Common Name: None Found: Mixed Forest Substrate: Wood Spore: White	Height: 20 mm Width: 30 mm Season: Autumn Edible: Unknown

Species: Hohenbuehelia luteohinnulea
Common Name: None Found: Mixed Forest Substrate: Wood Spore: White	Height: 5 mm Width: 80 mm Season: Autumn Edible: Unknown

Unidentified

The fungi below are those that I have been unable to identify beyond there genus. This maybe due to me miss understanding the keys or a species that has not yet been described (named).

Species: Hohenbuehelia sp.
Common Name: None Found: Urban scrub Substrate: Tree fern Spore: White	Height: 10 mm Width: 10 mm Season: Autumn Edible: Unknown

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