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Shoehorn Oyster

Hohenbuehelia petaloides

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 19, February 14, March 22, April 35, May 50, June 55, July 59, August 51, September 37, October 28, November 15, December 12.
United States1,480
Alaska397
California178
Canada121
Ontario78
Texas75
North Carolina65
Virginia63
New York61
West Virginia57

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Ecological

  • DecomposerBreaks down dead organic matter, recycling nutrientsFrom its classification

Group and habits

  • Human edibleListed as edible by a harvested source. This is a research trait, not foraging advice.FungiTastic metadata

Edibility, toxicity and medicinal traits are records from datasets, not advice. Never eat, handle or use a wild species on the strength of an app.

Classification

KingdomFungi Including Lichens · Fungi
PhylumBasidiomycete Fungi · Basidiomycota
ClassMushrooms, Bracket Fungi, Puffballs, and Allies · Agaricomycetes
OrderCommon Gilled Mushrooms and Allies · Agaricales
FamilyPleurotaceae
GenusHohenbuehelia

Sources

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