Pleurotus purpureo-olivaceus is a gilled fungus native to Australia and New Zealand. It is found on dead wood of Nothofagus trees. Although morphologically similar to some other Pleurotus fungi, it has been shown to be a distinct species incapable of cross-breeding and phylogenetically removed from other species of Pleurotus. The caps of the fruit bodies are up to wide, and are dark violet to brown to olive to yellow-green, depending on light exposure. Stipes are lateral and white to yellow. See also List of Pleurotus species References External links Biological Species in Pleurotus: ISG XV: Pleurotus purpureo-olivaceus at University of Tennessee-Knoxville Mycology Lab Pleurotaceae Fungi described in 1964 Fungi native to Australia Fungi of New Zealand Carnivorous fungi Edible fungi