| Pleurotus cornucopiae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Pleurotaceae |
| Genus: | Pleurotus |
| Species: | P. cornucopiae
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| Binomial name | |
| Pleurotus cornucopiae (Paulet) Rolland (1910)
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| Synonyms | |
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Dendrosarcus cornucopiae | |
Pleurotus cornucopiae | |
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 | Gills on hymenium |
 | Cap is offset |
 | Hymenium is decurrent |
 | Stipe has a ring |
 | Spore print is white |
 | Ecology is saprotrophic or parasitic |
 | Edibility is edible |
Pleurotus cornucopiae is a species of edible fungus in the genus Pleurotus, It is quite similar to the better-known Pleurotus ostreatus, and like that species is cultivated and sold in markets in Europe and China, but it is distinguished because its gills are very decurrent, forming a network on the stem.