Pleurotus opuntiae is a species of Agaricales fungus that grows in the semi-arid climate of central Mexico[1] and in New Zealand,[2] whose mushroom is edible and considered a delicacy in the cuisine of indigenous peoples of Mexico.

It is known as hongo de maguey común in Mexican Spanish, seta de chumbera/nopal in Peninsular Spanish, and kjoo'wada in Otomi language.

[2] Pleurotus opuntiae fruits gregariously in groups of several specimens on dead remains of the plant Opuntia megacantha [es], from which the binomial name of the fungus derives.

The mushrooms are beige or cream in color.

Their gills are very decurrent and their caps, from 1 to 6 centimetres (1⁄2 to 2+1⁄4 in) in diameter, are quite flat and funnel-shaped, slightly rolled at the edges.