Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 3.0
King oyster
Fungi·Pleurotus eryngii
Shade
Sun
High
Water
Well-drained soil
Drainage
Not recorded
Hardiness
King oyster (Pleurotus eryngii) is a fungus. It grows best in shade and has high water needs.
Through the year
DormantFruitingLeafing out
Works well with
from wiki dataNo companions recorded.
WHAT IT NEEDS
Shade tolerant
Needs a lot of water
Needs well-drained soil
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Tolerates some soil compaction
Adds a lot of organic matter to the soil
WHAT IT GIVES
Gives mulch biomass (edible fruiting bodies)
Gives organic matter (contributes to nutrient cycling)
HOW IT GROWS
SIZE & SPACING
Fungi
Height5–15 cm
Spacing10 cm (min 5 cm)
Root depthShallow
Width5–10 cm
Width figures are rough estimates, the most variable measurement in our data.
AI estimate · accuracy improves as growers contribute corrections.
HOW TO PROPAGATE
Propagate by spore, mycelial transfer
Difficulty
Establishes in about 1 yr
Doesn't self-seed on its own
Where this comes from
Parsed11 Sept 2026
ConfidenceNot recorded
Photograph Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 3.0