Pleurotus eryngii var. elaeoselini var nov from Sicily

Field investigations in the Sicilian territory allowed study of Pleurotus b asidiomata locally referred to as "dabs" and growing in association with El aeselinum asclepium subsp. asclepium Evaluation of morphological, ecologica l and distribution data permitted discrimination of these populations from other closely-allied Pleurotus taxa growing on Umbellifers, such as P. eryn gii var. eryngii P. eryngii var. ferulae and P. nebrodensis. Therefore, it is described as a new variety, Pleurotus eryngii var. elaeoselini.