Livid pinkgill
Entoloma sinuatum
Poisonous: never pick it to eat.
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At a glance
- Scientific name
- Entoloma sinuatum
- Class
- Agaricomycetes
- Order
- Agaricales
- Family
- Entolomataceae
- Under the cap
- Gills
- Cap
- Domed, Flat
- Stem
- Bare
- Lives by
- Partner of trees
- Season
- Summer, Autumn
- Habitat
- Broadleaf forest
- Spore print
- Pink
- Difficulty in WildGuessr
- Hard
Did you know?
- It is a common cause of mushroom poisoning in Europe, leading to severe stomach and gut trouble.
- Under a microscope its spores are angular grains, a trait typical of the pinkgill genus Entoloma.
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Classification, names and conservation status come from Wikidata (CC0), the photo from Wikimedia Commons. Wikidata Q1424216 · All fungi · All entries