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Hohenbuehelia petaloides, commonly known as the leaflike oyster or the shoehorn oyster mushroom, is a species of agaric fungus belonging to the family Pleurotaceae. The fruit bodies have pale to brown funnel-shaped caps with decurrent gills. The species has a cosmopolitan distribution and is found near the decaying wood it feeds on. It is reputedly edible but not choice.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Shoehorn Oyster being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Phylum
- Basidiomycota
- Class
- Agaricomycetes
- Order
- Agaricales
- Family
- Pleurotaceae
- Genus
- Hohenbuehelia
- Species
- Hohenbuehelia petaloides
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