Pleurotus salignus sensu Colenso; fide Segedin & Pennycook (2001)Pleurotus salignus sensu Massee; fide Buchanan & Ryvarden (2000) Pleurotus parsonsiae, also known as velvet oyster mushroom, is a species of edible fungus in the genus Pleurotus, endemic to New Zealand.

[1] This mushroom is saprobic on dead wood, preferring Sophora sp., Leptospermum scoparium, Eucalyptus sp., andCordyline australis.

[1] The phylogenetic research of Pleurotus genus has classified P. parsonsiae as incertae sedis with regards to clades and intersterility groups.

[2] This mushroom is edible and it can be cultivated.

Grow kits and cultures are sold in New Zealand as an alternative to illegal invasive species of Pleurotus.