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(Entoloma caesiocinctum) (Kühner) Nordel.

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Entoloma caesiocinctum is recognized by its serrulated gill-edge and brownish colours on hat and stem. |
Characteristics:
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Cap |
Gills |
Stipe |
Similar species |
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Up to 40 mm, brown to yellow-brown with darker (bluish) center |
White to gray-pink with blue to black serrulated sterile gill-edge. Spores 8.5-11.5 µm. |
Up to 50x5 mm Brownish-grey to yellow-brown, fibrillose. |
E. serrulatum but it has blue to black cap. |
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Ecology/Indicative value: Not among the most common red-spores in South-Western Norway. Normally growing in grasslands with many other rare and red-listed mushrooms. May therefore probably be a good indicator of rich and valuable grasslands.
Fructification in Norway: From end of July to beginning of October, mainly in September. |
Redlistcategory: Not listed
References:
Noordeloos, M.E. 1992. Entoloma s.1 Fungi Europaei vol 5. Saronno, Italia.
Noordeloos, M.E. 2004. Entoloma supplement. Fungi Europaei vol 5a, Saronno,
Italia
Vesterholt, J. 2002. Fungi non deleineati. Contribution to the knowledge of
species of Entoloma subgenus Leptonis. Liberia Mycoflora, Alassio.