Hohenbuehelia mastrucata

Hohenbuehelia mastrucata

Hohenbuehelia mastrucata is an agaric fungus in the family Pleurotaceae.
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Appearance

Cap: 2-7 cm wide; convex with an inrolled margin, becoming planoconvex or flat; semicircular to kidney-shaped in outline; rubbery and moist; covered with thick, gelatinous spines with blunt tips; dark brownish gray or bluish gray, fading to grayish.

Gills: Close or nearly distant; white to pale grayish.

Stem: Absent.

Flesh: Grayish or whitish; rubbery.

Odor and Taste: Odor not distinctive, or mealy; taste not distinctive or slightly foul.

Spore Print: White.
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Distribution

Eastern North America
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Habitat

Saprobic on the dead wood of hardwoods (especially maples); growing alone or in overlapping clusters; summer and fall

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hohenbuehelia
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Taxonomy
KingdomFungi
DivisionBasidiomycota
ClassAgaricomycetes
OrderAgaricales
FamilyPleurotaceae
GenusHohenbuehelia
SpeciesHohenbuehelia mastrucata
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United States of America