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Edibility
Edible
Lookalike Danger
1 / 5
Habitat
🪵 Dead hardwood
Season
Year-round🌱 Now
"The most-recorded fungus on Earth and possibly the most genders (23,000+ mating types). Tough but edible; the source of medicinal schizophyllan."
🌳 Host Trees & Plants
This species is found with or partners with the following hosts. Ectomycorrhizal hosts (green border) form a root-level partnership; ericoid / arbutoid shrubs (purple border) share the same mycorrhizal networks.
Dead Hardwood
Saprobic substrate
Saprobic substrate
Fallen logs, stumps, and dying hardwood — substrate for oyster, turkey-tail, dryad’s saddle, and most hardwood saprobes.
Hardwood Forest
Fagaceae / Betulaceae (generic)
Saprobic substrate
Generic hardwood habitat — oak, maple, beech, birch, etc. Shown when the species is reported from hardwoods generally.
Look for this on the ground
Dead hardwood stump
Weathered oak/maple stump, bark sloughing off, exposed rotting heartwood.
Found Split Gill?
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Safety: Never eat any wild mushroom without 100% certain identification from multiple sources. This page is for informational purposes only. When in doubt, throw it out.