Star Pinkgill - Entoloma conferendum

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Description

Conical, up to 5 or 6 cm diameter and often with a central umbo, margin lined when moist, coloured pinky brown. Stem long and slender and longitudinally grooved. Gills whitish at first, becoming pink and eventually more brown; rather fragile. Spore print pink.

Identification difficulty
Habitat

Short turf and lawns

When to see it

Found from late spring to autumn

UK Status

Widespread and common in Britain

VC55 Status

Common in Leicestershire and Rutland.

  • Graham Calow
    Sapcote
    14 November 2008
  • AJ Cann
    Knighton
    23 September 2017
    Spore print
  • Graham Calow
    Sapcote
    14 November 2008

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Species profile

Species group:
Fungi
Kingdom:
Fungi
Order:
Agaricales
Family:
Entolomataceae
Records on NatureSpot:
4
First record:
14/11/2008 (Calow, Graham)
Last record:
08/11/2017 (Mathers, Steve)

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  • AJ Cann
    Knighton
    27 September 2015