Entoloma griseocyaneum (Fr.) P. Kumm.
(Felted Pinkgill)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesEntoloma griseocyaneum (Felted 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 griseocyaneum (Felted Pinkgill) :
1: Entoloma griseocyaneum (Felted Pinkgill) IDENTIFICATION UNCERTAIN
13 Oct 2006 OSGR: SK15 53° 10’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: Derby (VC 57) England
on short grassland . Photos: Fruitbodies lain down on grass and on pale background
Image 1: Cap - close-upImage 2: Cap - close-up - pale backgroundImage 3: Fruitbodies - lain down showing gills and stipe - on grassImage 4: Gills and stipe apex - close-upImage 5: Gills - close-up - pale backgroundImage 6: Gills - close-up - enlargedImage 7: Gills - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 8: Stipe - close-up - enlargedImage 9: Stipe - close-up - enlarged - pale background
2: Entoloma griseocyaneum (Felted Pinkgill) IDENTIFICATION UNCERTAIN
23 Sep 2006 OSGR: SK15 53° 0’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: Derby (VC 57) England
in grass
Image 1: Cap - close-upImage 2: Fruitbody - side view showing cap - pale backgroundImage 3: Fruitbody - side view showing gills - pale backgroundImage 4: Gills - close-upImage 5: Cap surface - close-up - enlargedImage 6: Stipe surface - close-up - enlarged
3: Entoloma griseocyaneum (Felted Pinkgill)
23 Sep 2006 OSGR: SK15 53° 0’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: Staffs (VC 39) England
in short acid grassland
Image 1: Cap - close-upImage 2: Fruitbody - side view showing cap - pale backgroundImage 3: Fruitbody - side view showing gills - pale backgroundImage 4: Gills - close-upImage 5: Cap surface - close-up - enlargedImage 6: Stipe surface - close-up - enlarged
4: Entoloma griseocyaneum (Felted Pinkgill)
19 Sep 2006 OSGR: SK15 53° 0’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: Derby (VC 57) England
in short grass between tussocks
Image 1: Cap - close-upImage 2: Fruitbodies - side view - lain downImage 3: Gills - close-upImage 4: Stipe - close-up - enlarged
5: Entoloma griseocyaneum (Felted Pinkgill)
18 Sep 2006 OSGR: SK15 53° 10’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: Derby (VC 57) England
in grass
Image 1: Caps - top view - in situImage 2: Fruitbodies - side view - in situImage 3: Fruitbodies - side view - lain downImage 4: Fruitbodies - side view - lain down (2)Image 5: Gills - close-up - grey backgroundImage 6: Cap - close-up - enlargedImage 7: Gills - close-up - enlargedImage 8: Stipe - lower part - close-up - enlargedImage 9: Stipe - upper part - close-up - enlarged
6: Entoloma griseocyaneum (Felted Pinkgill)
8 Oct 1998 OSGR: SU46 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
in heathland
Image 1: CapImage 2: Cap (2)Image 3: Cap - close-upImage 4: Cap - LSImage 5: CapsImage 6: Cap surface - close-upImage 7: Cap - young - LSImage 8: FruitbodiesImage 9: Fruitbodies (2)Image 10: Fruitbodies (3)Image 11: Fruitbodies (4)Image 12: Fruitbodies - youngImage 13: Fruitbody - large misshappen oneImage 14: Fruitbody - LSImage 15: Fruitbody - young - LSImage 16: GillsImage 17: Gills (2)Image 18: Gills - close-upImage 19: StipeImage 20: Stipe apex - close-upImage 21: Stipe base - close-upImage 22: SporesImage 23: Spores (2)
7: Entoloma griseocyaneum (Felted Pinkgill)
11 Aug 1985 OSGR: SU26 51° 20’ N, 1° 40’ W Vice County: North Wilts (VC 7) England
Image 1: Cap - dry - close-upImage 2: Cap - oblique view - in situImage 3: Cap - top view - in situImage 4: Fruitbody - side view - in situImage 5: Fruitbody - side view showing gills - lain downImage 6: Gills and stipe apex - close-up - enlargedImage 7: Spores - highly magnifiedImage 8: DescriptionImage 9: Description - contd

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Russell, P. 2005 Grassland Fungi and the Management History of St. Dunstan’s Farm Field Mycology Vol 6 (3): 85-91.

Entoloma griseocyaneum (Felted Pinkgill) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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

A large Leptonia with brown cap and pale sky blue to violaceous densely fibrillose stem. It is found in grasslands, usually slightly to distinctly calcareous, but also neutral to acid. It is widespread but rare.

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