Pleurotus citrinopileatus
System : Terrestrial
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Fungi
Basidiomycota
Agaricomycetes
Agaricales
Pleurotaceae
  • Not Evaluated
    NE
  • No Alien Population
    NA
  • Data Deficient
    DD
  • Minimal Concern
    MC
  • Minor
    MN
  • Moderate
    MO
  • Major
    MR
  • Massive
    MV
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  • Distribution
  • Impact
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Common name
Golden Oyster Mushroom (English)
Synonym
Pleurotus cornucopiae var. citrinopileatus ,(Singer) Ohira
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Recommended citation: Global Invasive Species Database (2026) Species profile: Pleurotus citrinopileatus. Downloaded from http://www.iucngisd.org/gisd/speciesname/Pleurotus+citrinopileatus on 24-10-2026.

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Locations
UNITED STATES
Mechanism
[1] Competition
[1] Rooting/Digging
[1] Flammability
[1] Interaction with other invasive species
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Bibliography
1 references found for Pleurotus citrinopileatus

Management information
General information
Veerabahu A, Banik MT, Lindner DL, Pringle A, Jusino MA (2025) Invasive golden oyster mushrooms are disrupting native fungal communities as they spread throughout North America. Current Biology 35: 3994-4002.e4. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2025.06.049
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MO
Pleurotus citrinopileatus
Golden Oyster Mushroom
Date assessed
2025-12-03
Year published
Eicat category
MO (Moderate)
Justification for EICAT assessment


When Golden Oyster Mushroom is present in logs of Ulmus spp. in Wisconsin, USA, co-occurring native fungal diversity is reduced by half compared with paired Ulmus logs where Golden Oyster Mushroom is absent. Overall, when Golden Oyster Mushroom is present, native fungal richness is reduced and the prevalence of 33 different, putatively native fungal OTUs is reduced from 10-55% (Veerabahu et al. 2025).
Confidence rating
Medium
Mechanism(s) of maximum impact
Competition; Chemical Impact on ecosystem ; Structural Impact on ecosystem; Indirect impacts through interactions with other species
Countries of most severe impact
U.S.A.
Description of impacts
The impact is reduction in native populations of fungi in co-occurring logs. The exact mechanisms of impact are unclear, but may be competition, chemical impact on ecosystem, structural impact on the ecosystem, and/or indirect impacts through interactions with other species.
Assessor
Jeffery K Stallman
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Recommended citation
Jeffery K Stallman (2026). Pleurotus citrinopileatus. IUCN Environmental Impact Classification for Alien Taxa (EICAT).