The fruiting bodies of Pleurotus geesteranus are solitary or clustered, and most of them are solitary. The cap is round, kidney-shaped or fan-shaped at the beginning, and then flat, with a cap diameter of 3 ~15 cm; It is light gray at first, then gradually becomes dark, brownish gray or grayish brown, and then becomes light grayish white when it matures; The lid edge turns inward at first, then turns back and waves when it matures. Mushroom meat is white and medium thick. The bacterial folds are elongated, white, sparsely distributed and of different lengths, and brittle. The stipe is 2 ~ 8 cm long and 0.8 ~1.5 cm thick, which is lateral, thick on the top and thin on the bottom, white, medium and fleshy.
Pleurotus geesteranus is one of the rare edible fungi newly introduced and developed at the end of the 20th century. After nearly ten years of development, it has been favored by consumers. By 2007, the number of provinces planting Pleurotus geesteranus increased to 1 1, and the total output of fresh mushrooms increased to133,600 tons, an increase of 76,300 tons compared with 2004, and the growth rate was significantly higher than that of most other mushrooms. In China, Pleurotus ostreatus is gradually becoming a popular mushroom variety like Pleurotus ostreatus and Pleurotus ostreatus.
Pleurotus geesteranus has become one of the ideal mushroom products in the vegetable basket of the general public. In addition, clear water soft packaging and pickled mushrooms are also favored by consumers, and hotels often use them to make dishes such as "mushroom king soup", which is very popular among diners. With the development of economy and the improvement of living standards, consumers pay more and more attention to the health, nutrition and delicacy of food. Like Pleurotus ostreatus, Pleurotus ostreatus, as one of the healthy foods with the above functions, has a bright market prospect and is a rare edible fungus variety with development potential.