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Entoloma incanum (Fr.:Fr.) Hesl                  

 

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Entoloma incanum is recognized on the yellow-green stem and a cap with similar colors with a brownish tinge.

 

Characteristics:

Cap

Gills

Stipe

Similar species

Up to 40 mm, bell-shaped, green to yellow-green, fibrillose.

White to pale-green, then pink.

Gill-edge fertile

Spores 10-14 µm

Up to 80x4 mm, yellow-green, gets bluish when bruised

None

 

Ecology/Indicator value:

Grows in calcareous grasslands, but can also occur in forests. It is not considered as a good indicator, but it may grow with many other rare species on a calcareous ground.

 

Fructification in Norway: From beginning of June to beginning of October, mainly in September.

 

Redlistcategory: NT – near threatened

 

Other Nordic countries:

Sweden

Denmark

Finland

Not listed

NT – near threatened

Not listed

 

 

Norwegian Database                                       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.