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Hohenbuehelia petaloides

(Bull.) Schulzer

Shoehorn Oyster Mushroom

GNRUnranked Found in 6 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.126643

Element CodeNFFUN13010

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryFungus

Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

KingdomFungi

PhylumBasidiomycota

ClassBasidiomycetes

OrderAgaricales

FamilyTricholomataceae

GenusHohenbuehelia

Synonyms

Hohenbuehelia petalodes(Bull.:Fr.) Schulzer

Concept Reference

Farr, D.F., G.F. Bills, G.P. Chamuris, A.Y. Rossman. 1989. Fungi on plants and plant products in the United States. APS Press, St. Paul. 1252 pp.

Taxonomic Comments

Spelling of the specific epithet as 'petalodes' is an orthographic variant. Index Fungorum/Species Fungorum and Arora (1986) use 'petaloides'.

Conservation Status

Review Date1993-01-06

Change Date1993-01-06

Edition Date1993-01-06

Edition AuthorsAnnable, C.

Range Extent Comments

North America; Venezuela; Europe; Japan; New Zealand.

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Montana	SNR	Yes
Indiana	SNR	Yes

CanadaN4

Province	Rank	Native
British Columbia	SU	Yes
Manitoba	S3	Yes
Alberta	S3	Yes
Island of Newfoundland	SNR	Yes
Nova Scotia	SU	Yes
Quebec	S4	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (6)

Alaska (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Kogish	Tongass National Forest	65,216

California (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Cucamonga C	San Bernardino National Forest	4,106
Ukonom Creek	Klamath National Forest	4,621

Idaho (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Secesh	Payette National Forest	248,088
West Meadow Creek	Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest	115,949

Oregon (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
French Pete (a)	Willamette National Forest	1,668

References (6)

Arora, D. 1986. Mushrooms Demystified. Ten Speed Press, Berkeley, California. 959 pp.
Farr, D.F., G.F. Bills, G.P. Chamuris, A.Y. Rossman. 1989. Fungi on plants and plant products in the United States. APS Press, St. Paul. 1252 pp.
Index Fungorum and Species Fungorum. 2018. <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 16 June 2018. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
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.
Index Fungorum. Online global fungal nomenclator. Index Fungorum Partnership (CABI, CBS, Landcare Research). www.indexfungorum.org (accessed 2012).
MycoBank. 2025. MycoBank database download, export date January 2025. International Mycological Association. [http://www.mycobank.org]