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(Entoloma caesiocinctum) (Kühner) Nordel.            

 

 

 

Entoloma caesiocinctum is recognized  by its serrulated gill-edge and brownish colours on hat and stem.

 

Characteristics:

Cap

Gills

Stipe

Similar species

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.

 

 

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

 

Distributionmap

 

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.