Entoloma cetratum

Entoloma cetratum
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Entolomataceae
Genus: Entoloma
Species:
E. cetratum
Binomial name
Entoloma cetratum
(Fr.) M.M. Moser 1978

Entoloma cetratum is a common, inedible mushroom of the genus Entoloma. It is mostly found from May, in coniferous forest, among moss.

Description

The cap is broadly conical to convex, light amber-brown, ribbed, and grows up to 3 cm in diameter. It is ribbed almost to the centre. The gills are salmon pink and sinuate. The spores are pink. The stem is light brown, longitudinally fibrous and slender.

See also

References

  • E. Garnweidner. Mushrooms and Toadstools of Britain and Europe. Collins. 1994.