Latin Synonyms Resupinatus atrocoeruleus Pleurotus atrocoeruleus Hohenbuehelia atrocoerulea
Hohenbuehelia atrocaerulea Dendrosarcus atrocoeruleus
Hohenbuehelia atrocaerulea var. grisea is a rare mushroom that grows mainly on woods. Its main season begins in January and ends in December.
Icon

Practical Data

Sensory, Occurrence, Shape, and Coloring of Hohenbuehelia atrocaerulea var. grisea

Icon
Sensory
Icon
Edibility
Poorly Edible
Icon
Taste
Mild Mealy
Icon
Occurrence
Icon
Rarity
Rare
Icon
Season
January - December
Icon
Growth
Woods
Icon
Shape
Icon
Group
Gill Mushroom
Icon
Size
1 to 5 cm
Icon
Cap
Hemispherical Umbrella-Like
Icon
Fruitbody
Bleaching
Icon
Stem Surface
Flaky
Icon
Spore Donor
Adnate Decurrent Gills Bifurcate
Icon
Coloring
Icon
Cap
Brown Gray
Icon
Flesh
Gray White
Icon
Gills
Gray White Yellow
Icon
Stem
Gray White Yellow
Icon
Spore Dust
White
icon

Research Data

Etymology and Classification of Hohenbuehelia atrocaerulea var. grisea

Icon

Etymology

Scientific name Hohenbuehelia atrocaerulea var. grisea
Gender Feminine
Status of name Orthographic variant
Type of name Combination
Rank Variety
Year of publication 1986
Authors R.G. Thorn & G.L. Barron
Icon

Classification

  • Fungi
  • Dikarya
  • Basidiomycota
  • Agaricomycotina
  • Agaricomycetes
  • Agaricomycetidae
  • Agaricales
  • Pleurotaceae
  • Hohenbuehelia
  • Hohenbuehelia atrocaerulea
Icon

Description

Description of Hohenbuehelia atrocaerulea var. grisea

Occurrence and Growth

Hohenbuehelia atrocaerulea var. grisea is a rare mushroom that grows mainly on woods. Its main season begins in January and ends in December.

Icon

Woods

Edibility, Taste and Smell

Hohenbuehelia atrocaerulea var. grisea is poorly edible. The mushroom tastes mild and mealy.

Icon

Poorly edible

Icon

Mild taste

Icon

Mealy taste

Shape and Surface

Hohenbuehelia atrocaerulea var. grisea commonly measures from 1 to 5 cm. The cap is shaped hemispherical and umbrella-like. The fruit body is bleaching. The stem surface is flaky. The spore donor can be described as adnate, decurrent, and gills bifurcate.

Icon

Umbrella-like cap

Icon

Hemispherical cap

Icon

Bleaching fruitbody

Icon

Flaky stem surface

Icon

Adnate spore donor

Icon

Decurrent spore donor

Icon

Gills bifurcate

Coloring

The cap of Hohenbuehelia atrocaerulea var. grisea is frequently colored brown and gray. The color of the flesh is often gray and white. The gills of Hohenbuehelia atrocaerulea var. grisea are regularly colored gray, white, and yellow. The stem is often colored gray, white, and yellow. The spore dust is frequently colored white.

Etymology and Classification

Hohenbuehelia atrocaerulea var. grisea (Gender: Feminine) was scientifically described by R.G. Thorn & G.L. Barron and effectively published in 1986. The name Hohenbuehelia atrocaerulea var. grisea is of type combination. Hohenbuehelia atrocaerulea var. grisea has the status orthographic variant.

The scientific classification of Hohenbuehelia atrocaerulea var. grisea is Fungi, Dikarya, Basidiomycota, Agaricomycotina, Agaricomycetes, Agaricomycetidae, Agaricales, Pleurotaceae, Hohenbuehelia, Hohenbuehelia atrocaerulea. For further information, please see R.G. Thorn et al. (1986, p. 390).

Synonyms

Hohenbuehelia atrocaerulea var. grisea is also known for its latin synonyms Resupinatus atrocoeruleus, Pleurotus atrocoeruleus, Hohenbuehelia atrocoerulea, Hohenbuehelia atrocaerulea, Dendrosarcus atrocoeruleus.

References

Thorn, R.G.; Barron, G.L. 1986. Nematoctonus and the tribe Resupinateae in Ontario, Canada. Mycotaxon. 25(2):321-453

Icon

Similar mushrooms

Mushrooms similar to Hohenbuehelia atrocaerulea var. grisea

image placeholder
Woolly oyster
Hohenbuehelia mastrucata
image placeholder
Wood oysterling
Deconica horizontalis
image placeholder
Smoked oysterling
Resupinatus applicatus
image placeholder
Hairy oysterling
Resupinatus trichotis
Similar mushroom thumbnail image
Pale oyster
Pleurotus pulmonarius

Photo: Nina Filippova creative commons icon

Similar mushroom thumbnail image
Oyster mushroom
Pleurotus ostreatus

Photo: Martin Cooper creative commons icon

image placeholder
Branching oyster
Pleurotus cornucopiae
Similar mushroom thumbnail image
Angel's wings
Phyllotus porrigens

Photo: Katja Schulz creative commons icon

Similar mushroom thumbnail image
Peeling oysterling
Crepidotus mollis

Photo: Stephen James McWilliam creative commons icon

Similar mushroom thumbnail image
Olive oysterling
Panellus serotinus

Photo: Alexis creative commons icon

image placeholder
Hohenbuehelia reniformis
image placeholder
Hohenbuehelia myxotricha
image placeholder
Hohenbuehelia geogenia
image placeholder
Hohenbuehelia fluxilis
Similar mushroom thumbnail image
Hohenbuehelia cyphelliformis

Photo: Genevieve Early creative commons icon

image placeholder
Crepidotus fulvifibrillosus
Icon

External Links

Further information regarding Hohenbuehelia atrocaerulea var. grisea