Entoloma chalybeum var chalybeum (Pers.) Noordel.
(Indigo Pinkgill)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
VarietyEntoloma chalybeum var chalybeum (Indigo Pinkgill)
SpeciesEntoloma chalybeum (Indigo Pinkgill)
Species groupEntoloma (Leptonia group) (a group of pinkgill toadstools)
GenusEntoloma (pinkgills)
FamilyENTOLOMATACEAE (pinkgills)
OrderAGARICALES (mushrooms and toadstools)
SubclassAGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
ClassAGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
SubphylumAGARICOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Entoloma chalybeum var chalybeum (Indigo Pinkgill) :
1: Entoloma chalybeum var chalybeum (Indigo Pinkgill)
5 Oct 1998 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
among heather
Image 1: CapImage 2: Cap (2)Image 3: Cap - LSImage 4: FruitbodiesImage 5: Fruitbodies (2)Image 6: Fruitbodies (3)Image 7: Fruitbodies (4)Image 8: Fruitbodies - youngImage 9: Fruitbody - LSImage 10: Gills
2: Entoloma chalybeum var chalybeum (Indigo Pinkgill)
24 Sep 1984 OSGR: SU26 51° 20’ N, 1° 40’ W Vice County: North Wilts (VC 7) England
Image 1: Fruitbodies - side view - in situImage 2: Fruitbodies - side view - in situ (2)Image 3: Fruitbodies - side views - lain downImage 4: Fruitbody - side view - lain downImage 5: Fruitbody - in situ - enlargedImage 6: Gills and stipe apex - close-up - enlargedImage 7: Spores - highly magnifiedImage 8: DescriptionImage 9: Description - contd

Entoloma chalybeum var chalybeum (Indigo Pinkgill) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Entoloma chalybeum var chalybeum (Indigo Pinkgill)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Entoloma chalybeum var chalybeum (Indigo Pinkgill)

A dark-blue Leptonia with an opaque, squamulose cap. Variety ’lazulinum’ is distinguished only by its cap being pellucid-striate and less distinctly squamulose. The toadstool is found in grassland, pastures and meadows. It is widespread but relatively rare.

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