Entoloma sericellum (Fr.) P. Kumm.
(Cream Pinkgill)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesEntoloma sericellum (Cream Pinkgill)
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 sericellum (Cream Pinkgill) :
1: Entoloma sericellum (Cream Pinkgill)
2 Oct 2004 OSGR: SX16 50° 30’ N, 4° 40’ W Vice County: West Cornwall (VC 1) England
Single fruitbody in woodland
Image 1: Cheilocystidia - magnifiedImage 2: Cheilocystidia - magnified (2)Image 3: Spores - magnifiedImage 4: Spores - magnified (2)Image 5: Spores - magnified (3)Image 6: Spores - highly magnified

Entoloma sericellum (Cream Pinkgill) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Entoloma sericellum (Cream Pinkgill)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Entoloma sericellum (Cream Pinkgill)

A small white or slightly yellowish toadstool which is rather variable in size and shape. It is is found in grassland, among mosses in poorly manured, semi-natural habitats such as dune meadows and montane and subalpine grasslands and also in deciduous woodland among humus or on bare ground on various soil types. It is widespread and relatively common.

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