Living forms / Gilled · thick stem

King oyster

Pleurotus eryngii

Illustrative 3D modelFruiting body / 3D

King oyster — Illustrative 3D model preview

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Pleurotus / Pleurotaceae

King oyster

Pleurotus eryngii

01 / The fruiting body

A closer look.

A thick pale stem supports a smaller brown cap, with gills continuing toward the stem.

Form at a glance

Broad fleshy stem
Brown cap
Descending gills

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Classification & naming

Kingdom: Fungi
Phylum: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Pleurotaceae
Genus: Pleurotus
Accepted name: Pleurotus eryngii

The displayed species name follows the linked account. Higher-rank classifications can differ between older field guides and current research.

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Pleurotus eryngii A reappraisal of the Pleurotus eryngii complex

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Taxonomic note

The Pleurotus eryngii complex includes closely related taxa and varieties with different plant associations. This model is a general mature-form illustration.

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Pleurotus eryngii A reappraisal of the Pleurotus eryngii complex

02 / Form & function

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01CapPileus

The upper contour is simplified in this procedural model.

Function

Supports the spore-bearing surface.

When observing

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Pleurotus eryngii Examples of macroscopic features

02GillsLamellae

The model's repeated blades mark the position of gills; their spacing and attachment are schematic.

Function

Carry microscopic spore-producing tissue.

When observing

Read alongside the species notes; this schematic feature cannot establish identity or safety.

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Pleurotus eryngii Mushrooms: the spore-bearing surface

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03StemStipe

The visible support is shown without an internal tissue reconstruction.

Function

Supports and positions the fruiting body.

When observing

Read alongside the species notes; this schematic feature cannot establish identity or safety.

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Pleurotus eryngii Examples of macroscopic features

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03 / Learning to observe

Notice the differences.

Read the visible form

The stout proportions distinguish this shape study from the broad, side-attached oyster model. Real proportions vary substantially.

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Pleurotus eryngii

Names and species boundaries

The Pleurotus eryngii complex includes closely related taxa and varieties with different plant associations. This model is a general mature-form illustration.

Sources (2)

Pleurotus eryngii A reappraisal of the Pleurotus eryngii complex

What this illustration leaves out

This original procedural model is an educational shape study. It omits measured scale, microscopic characters and many changes caused by age, moisture and damage.

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Examples of macroscopic features

Natural variation

One illustrative form is shown. Age, moisture, inherited variation and damage can change real fruiting bodies; proportions are not calibrated.

Visual features alone may not establish identity. Do not use this model or visual identification alone to decide whether a wild fungus is safe to consume.

This collection does not assess edibility or toxicity; a model cannot establish identity or safety.

04 / A place in nature

Connected to its habitat.

Habitat and ecological context

Members of the king-oyster complex associate with Apiaceae plants, including Eryngium. Research uses plant association, morphology and DNA together to distinguish the group.

Sources (2)

Pleurotus eryngii A reappraisal of the Pleurotus eryngii complex

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Scientific references4 sources / 2026-10-20

Source-linked editorial review; expert review pending. Species descriptions, source associations and qualified taxonomic concepts.

Reference set 2026-10-20.expansion1 · 2026-10-20

Pleurotus eryngii ↗ · Naturalis Biodiversity Center: Interactive Guide to Mushrooms and Other Fungi institutional-reference · Accessed 2026-10-20
A reappraisal of the Pleurotus eryngii complex ↗Georgios I. Zervakis and colleagues · Fungal Biology (2014)peer-reviewed-research · Accessed 2026-10-20
Examples of macroscopic features ↗Heino Lepp · Australian National Botanic Gardens institutional-reference · Accessed 2026-10-20
Mushrooms: the spore-bearing surface ↗Heino Lepp · Australian National Botanic Gardens institutional-reference · Accessed 2026-10-20

Model provenance & limitationsIllustrative 3D model / v1.0.0

Creator: MycoIlm procedural generator
Asset: pleurotus-eryngii-procedural-v1 · v1.0.0
Added: 2026-10-20
Scientific review: Expert review pending
File: GLB · 363,336 bytes · 9,672 triangles
License: Project-authored demonstration asset; no third-party model license.

Project-authored procedural educational geometry. The preview is rendered from this same model, not from a specimen photograph.

Original MycoIlm procedural geometry and generated surface colors; no external model or texture files used.

Approximate form, color and anatomical detail. This is not a specimen scan, measured reconstruction, identification reference or scientifically calibrated model.

Expert review pending. Macro geometry, anatomy mappings, color, proportions and scientific scale.

Reference set 2026-10-20.expansion1