Hohenbuehelia petaloides | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Agaricomycetes |
Order: | Agaricales |
Family: | Pleurotaceae |
Genus: | Hohenbuehelia |
Species: | H. petaloides
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Binomial name | |
Hohenbuehelia petaloides | |
Synonyms [1] | |
Agaricus petaloides
Bull. |
Hohenbuehelia petaloides, commonly known as the leaflike oyster [2] or the shoehorn oyster mushroom, [3] is a species of agaric fungus belonging to the family Pleurotaceae. [4] The fruit bodies have pale to brown funnel-shaped caps with decurrent gills [2] and are considered edible. [5] The species has a cosmopolitan distribution [4] and is found near the decaying wood it feeds on. [2]
The species was first described in 1785 by Jean Baptiste François Pierre Bulliard. [6] It was later assigned to the new genus, Hohenbuehelia, in 1866 by Stephan Schulzer von Müggenburg. [6] [7] Synonyms include Hohenbuehelia geogenia [4] and Pleurotus petaloides. [2]
The cap ranges from fan-shaped to funnel-shaped, growing up to 10 cm wide. [2] The cap surface is smooth or microscopically hairy and ranges in color from pale or whitish (often when young) to brown. [2] The gills are decurrent and are often crowded and narrow. [5] The stem is either absent or short and attached laterally. [5] The texture is tough or rubbery due to the gelatinous layer under the cuticle. [2] The mushroom has a mealy taste and odor [8] and is considered edible, although the tough texture may not be appealing. [5]
The species is saprobic, feeding on decaying wood. [2] It can be found either alone or clustering in small groups around woody debris or the occasional stump. [2] The species is considered to have a cosmopolitan distribution [4] and is known to be found in regions including North America, Venezuela, Europe, Japan, and New Zealand. [9] Like most Pleurotaceae, it is nematophagous. [10]
Hohenbuehelia petaloides | |
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![]() | Gills on hymenium |
![]() ![]() | Cap is convex or depressed |
![]() | Hymenium is decurrent |
![]() | Stipe is bare |
![]() | Spore print is white |
![]() | Ecology is saprotrophic |
![]() | Edibility is edible |
Hohenbuehelia petaloides | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Agaricomycetes |
Order: | Agaricales |
Family: | Pleurotaceae |
Genus: | Hohenbuehelia |
Species: | H. petaloides
|
Binomial name | |
Hohenbuehelia petaloides | |
Synonyms [1] | |
Agaricus petaloides
Bull. |
Hohenbuehelia petaloides, commonly known as the leaflike oyster [2] or the shoehorn oyster mushroom, [3] is a species of agaric fungus belonging to the family Pleurotaceae. [4] The fruit bodies have pale to brown funnel-shaped caps with decurrent gills [2] and are considered edible. [5] The species has a cosmopolitan distribution [4] and is found near the decaying wood it feeds on. [2]
The species was first described in 1785 by Jean Baptiste François Pierre Bulliard. [6] It was later assigned to the new genus, Hohenbuehelia, in 1866 by Stephan Schulzer von Müggenburg. [6] [7] Synonyms include Hohenbuehelia geogenia [4] and Pleurotus petaloides. [2]
The cap ranges from fan-shaped to funnel-shaped, growing up to 10 cm wide. [2] The cap surface is smooth or microscopically hairy and ranges in color from pale or whitish (often when young) to brown. [2] The gills are decurrent and are often crowded and narrow. [5] The stem is either absent or short and attached laterally. [5] The texture is tough or rubbery due to the gelatinous layer under the cuticle. [2] The mushroom has a mealy taste and odor [8] and is considered edible, although the tough texture may not be appealing. [5]
The species is saprobic, feeding on decaying wood. [2] It can be found either alone or clustering in small groups around woody debris or the occasional stump. [2] The species is considered to have a cosmopolitan distribution [4] and is known to be found in regions including North America, Venezuela, Europe, Japan, and New Zealand. [9] Like most Pleurotaceae, it is nematophagous. [10]
Hohenbuehelia petaloides | |
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![]() | Gills on hymenium |
![]() ![]() | Cap is convex or depressed |
![]() | Hymenium is decurrent |
![]() | Stipe is bare |
![]() | Spore print is white |
![]() | Ecology is saprotrophic |
![]() | Edibility is edible |