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Shadowy Oysterling

Hohenbuehelia grisea

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in New York.January 8, February 1, March 2, April 3, May 6, June 3, July 2, August 2, September 2, October 2, November 2, December 1.
United States94
Canada27
New York27
California20
Ontario16
New Jersey15
Pennsylvania7
Michigan6
Russia6
Indiana4

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

Remember the name next time.

Practise Shadowy Oysterling with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.