Maryland Biodiversity Project - Leaflike Oyster (Hohenbuehelia petaloides)

Leaflike Oyster Hohenbuehelia petaloides (Bullard) Schulzer

Kingdom Fungi > Phylum Basidiomycota > Class Agaricomycetes > Order Agaricales > Family Pleurotaceae > Genus Hohenbuehelia Leaflike Oyster - Hohenbuehelia petaloides - https://www.marylandbiodiversity.com/view/19134

Description:

Fruiting body: Tan to gray-brown; mostly smooth; fan to funnel-shaped; flesh white, thin, gelatinous. Gills: White to yellow-brown; decurrent to stalk base; crowded. Stalk: Lateral, short (J. Solem, pers. comm.).

Where to find:

Solitary, clusters on ground, on or near woody debris (J. Solem, pers. comm.).

Records:

There are 8 records in the project database.

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A Leaflike Oyster (fruiting body on ground) in Howard Co., Maryland (9/13/2017). (Photo ID: 92621 - Psn: 20)

A Leaflike Oyster (fruiting body on ground) in Howard Co., Maryland (9/13/2017). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Leaflike Oyster growing in Howard Co., Maryland (9/15/2018). Determined by Jo Solem. (Photo ID: 122646 - Psn: 20)

Leaflike Oyster growing in Howard Co., Maryland (9/15/2018). Determined by Jo Solem. Photo by Sue Muller. (MBP list)

A Leaflike Oyster (gills) in Howard Co., Maryland (9/13/2017). (Photo ID: 92622 - Psn: 21)

A Leaflike Oyster (gills) in Howard Co., Maryland (9/13/2017). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Leaflike Oyster in Howard Co., Maryland (9/13/2017). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 310790 - Psn: 42)

Leaflike Oyster in Howard Co., Maryland (9/13/2017). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Leaflike Oysters (fruiting bodies on woody debris) in Howard Co., Maryland (6/13/2012). (Photo ID: 92623 - Psn: 50)

Leaflike Oysters (fruiting bodies on woody debris) in Howard Co., Maryland (6/13/2012). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Leaflike Oyster in Howard Co., Maryland (9/13/2017). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Leaflike Oyster in Howard Co., Maryland (9/15/2018). Determined by Jo Solem. (Photo ID: 122963 - Psn: 75)

Leaflike Oyster in Howard Co., Maryland (9/15/2018). Determined by Jo Solem. Photo by Sue Muller. (MBP list)

Leaflike Oyster spores collected in Howard Co., Maryland (9/13/2017). Ellipsoid, smooth; measured 6.6-7.7 X 4.2-5.2 microns. (Photo ID: 92620 - Psn: 100)

Leaflike Oyster spores collected in Howard Co., Maryland (9/13/2017). Ellipsoid, smooth; measured 6.6-7.7 X 4.2-5.2 microns. Photo by Robert Solem. (MBP list)

Spores collected from a Leaflike Oyster specimen in Howard Co., Maryland (9/13/2017). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 310791 - Psn: 200)

Spores collected from a Leaflike Oyster specimen in Howard Co., Maryland (9/13/2017). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

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