This study was carried out to investigate the genetic relationship of Pleurotus ferulae, an edible mushroom found on a medicinal plant, Ferula assa-foetida, in central China. The genetic relationships of 15 Pleurotus species strains, including five P. ferulae strains were analyzed. The strains were divided into seven groups at 80% genetic similarity level according to random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) analysis. Four out of the seven groups consisted of two to four strains, while the other three groups consisted of three strains. In each of the three groups, the three strains were from each of three different Pleurotus species (P. cornucopiae, P. florida and P. sajor-caju). Other strains grouped together for genetic similarity were P. eryngii 26060 and P. fuscus var. ferulae 26065, three strains of P. ostreatus, and four P. ferulae strains (Bakdal, Awi, Cheonsan 1, and Yesan). However, Japanese Seolyi which belongs to P. ferulae and Heukpyung which belongs to P. ostreatus were together in a separate group.