Species details
Petal oysterling
Hohenbuehelia petaloides
Traditionally edible
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Description
A fleshy funnel- to fan-shaped oysterling with a brownish cap and crowded white gills running deeply down a short stem.
Identification features
Cap about 3–10 cm wide, trumpet- to fan-shaped, dark to yellowish-brown and sticky when moist. Gills are white to ochre, crowded and strongly decurrent; stem is short and eccentric.
Identification checklist
Check the broadly spread funnel-fan cap, sticky cap skin and crowded white gills running down the short stem.
Detailed features
- Cap
- Cap about 3–10 cm wide, trumpet- to fan-shaped, dark to yellowish-brown and sticky when moist.
- Hymenophore
- The gills are white to ochre, crowded and strongly decurrent; the stem is short and eccentric.
- Stem
- Gills are white to ochre, crowded and strongly decurrent; stem is short and eccentric.
Size
- Cap diameter
- 3–10 cm
Habitat
Grows on decaying buried wood or near woody debris, often in groups, in late summer and autumn.
Fruiting period
August, September, October, November
Ecology
- Substrate
- Wood
- Notes
- Grows on decaying buried wood or near woody debris, often in groups, in late summer and autumn.
How to separate similar species
Oyster mushrooms and other Hohenbuehelia species can be similar. Reliable identification is required before eating.
Similar species
- Pleurotus species
- Hohenbuehelia species
- Lilac oysterling (Panus conchatus)