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Cheimonophyllum haedinum

(Berk. & M.A. Curtis) Valade & P.-A. Moreau

White Oysterette

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GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.1058668

Element CodeNFAGA0W010

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryFungus

KingdomFungi

PhylumBasidiomycota

ClassBasidiomycetes

OrderAgaricales

FamilyCyphellaceae

GenusCheimonophyllum

Synonyms

Cheimonophyllum candidissimum(Berk. & M.A. Curtis) SingerDendrosarcus candidissimus(Sacc.) KuntzeGeopetalum candidissimum(Sacc.) MurrillNothopanus candidissimus(Sacc.) KühnerPleurotellus candidissimus(Sacc.) Konrad & Maubl.

Concept Reference

MycoBank. 2018. MycoBank database download, export date 16 March 2018. International Mycological Association. [http://www.mycobank.org]

Taxonomic Comments

Valade and Moreau (2022) accept Cheimonophyllum candidissimum as the new combination Cheimonophyllum haedinum (Berk. and M.A. Curtis) Valade and P.-A. Moreau based on a prior basionym.

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

CanadaN4

Province	Rank	Native
British Columbia	SU	Yes
Yukon Territory	SU	Yes
Alberta	S1	Yes
Island of Newfoundland	SNR	Yes
Prince Edward Island	SU	Yes
Quebec	S4	Yes
Nova Scotia	SU	Yes
New Brunswick	SU	Yes

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Indiana	SNR	Yes
Montana	SNR	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (1)

Colorado (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
San Miguel	San Juan NF	64,263

References (7)

Index Fungorum and Species Fungorum. 2025. <i>In</i> Index Fungorum-Species Fungorum (<a href="https://indexfungorum.org" target="_blank">https://indexfungorum.org</a> and <a href="https://speciesfungorum.org" target="_blank">https://speciesfungorum.org</a>) database export on 29 September 2025. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Knudsen, H. and J. Vesterholt. ed. 2012. Funga Nordica: Agaricoid, boletoid, clavarioid, cyphelloid and gastroid genera. Vol. 1. 511 p.
Kroeger, P. and S.M. Berch. 2017. Macrofungus species of British Columbia. Prov. B.C., Victoria, B.C. Tech. Rep. 108. Available online: <<a href="https://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hfd/pubs/Docs/Tr/TR108.htm">https://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hfd/pubs/Docs/Tr/TR108.htm</a>>.
MycoBank. 2025. MycoBank database download, export date January 2025. International Mycological Association. [http://www.mycobank.org]
MycoBank. 2018. MycoBank database download, export date 16 March 2018. International Mycological Association. [http://www.mycobank.org]
Species Fungorum. Species Fungorum Partnership (CABI, IT IS, Catalogue of Life). http://www.speciesfungorum.org. (accessed 2015)
Valade, F. and Moreau. 2022. P.-A. Validité et legitimité de <i>Cheimonophyllum candidissimum</i> (Berk. et M. A. Curtis) Singer. Bull. Soc. Mycol. Fr. 138 (3-4): 209-226.