Table 1 The distinctive discriminating morphological characters for the Pleurotus eryngii species complex.
Source | Species or variety | Spore size (μm) | Pileus color | Gill | Stipe position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Length | Width | |||||
Zervakis et al.25 | P. eryngii var. eryngii | 9.1–13.5 | 4.8–6.7 | Brown-red brown, warm brown, light beige to beige brown | Decurrent, cream to light beige, anastomoses | Central to eccentric |
P. eryngii var. ferulae | 9.6–13.8 | 4.7–6.9 | Grey-brown to slate grey to beige brown | Decurrent, cream to light beige, anastomoses | Central to eccentric | |
P. nebrodensis | 13.2–17.4 | 5.5–8.2 | Light ivory to cream | Deeply decurrent, whitish to pale yellow reticulum at stipe | Central to eccentric, radiating | |
Kawai et al.8 | P. eryngii var. ferulae | 10–12 | 4.5–5.6 | Brown, pale brown | Decurrent, pale brown, pale yellow brown | Central, white |
P. nebrodensis | 11–16 | 5–8 | White, centrally tinged pale brown | Decurrent, cream | Central, white | |
Bailinggu | 9–14 | 4–6 | White | Decurrent, dull white, cream | Central, eccentric, white | |
Zervakis et al.11 | Bailinggu | 8.7–14.3 | 4.5–6.3 | White to cream | × | × |
P. ferulaginis | 11.0–16.0 | 4.0–5.5 | Whitish to ochraceous to beige to brown | White to cream to ivory | Decurrent | |
Teng44 | P. eryngii var. ferulae | 12–14 | 5–6 | Brown, to white gradually | Decurrent, white, light yellow | Eccentric, white |
Ying et al.45 | P. eryngii var. ferulae | 12–14 | 5–6 | Brown, to white gradually | Decurrent, white to light yellow | Eccentric, white |
Mao5 | Bailinggu | 9–13.5 | 4.5–5.5 | White | Decurrent, white | Lateral, eccentric, white |
