Pleurotus cornucopiae

De Biasi grows and wholesales the Cornucopia mushroom. The Pleurotus cornucopiae it is also known as the "Horn of Plenty" or the "Golden Mushroom".

The hat is fleshy and smooth and can reach a diameter of about 10 cm, convex at first, it tends to become floor, finally funnel (just like a horn of plenty).
The flesh is whitish, tenacious, a little elastic especially in the hat margin.

Il Pleurotus cornucopiae it prefers cultivation temperatures above 20°C. It has a delicate, pleasant, slightly floury flavour.