Entoloma rugosum (Malençon) Bon
(a toadstool)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesEntoloma rugosum (a toadstool)
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 rugosum (a toadstool) :
1: Entoloma rugosum (a toadstool)
17 Oct 2005 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
two fruitbodies in short grass near Dwarf Gorse . Photos: toadstools: in situ, lain down, close-ups, caulocystidia, cheilocystidia, spores
Image 1: Arrangement - close-upImage 2: Cap - LS - close-up - enlargedImage 3: Cap - oblique view - close-up - enlargedImage 4: Cap - side view - close-up - enlargedImage 5: Cap - underside showing gills and stipe apex - close-up - enlargedImage 6: Stipe - close-up - highly enlargedImage 7: Caulocystidia - magnifiedImage 8: Caulocystidia - magnified (2)Image 9: Caulocystidia - magnified (3)Image 10: Caulocystidia - magnified (4)Image 11: Caulocystidia - magnified (5)Image 12: Caulocystidia - magnified (6)Image 13: Caulocystidia - magnified (7)Image 14: Caulocystidia - magnified (8)Image 15: Cheilocystidia - magnifiedImage 16: Cheilocystidia - magnified (2)Image 17: Spores - magnifiedImage 18: Spores - magnified (2)Image 19: Spores - magnified (3)Image 20: Spores - magnified (4)Image 21: Spores - highly magnified

Entoloma rugosum (a toadstool) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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

A small white toadstool which resembles the very common Entoloma sericellum, but has larger, broader spores. It is found on soil in woodland. There are few records.

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