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(Entoloma griseocyaneum)(Fr.: Fr.) P. Kumm.

 

Entoloma griseocyaneum 1

                                                                                                                                              ©Per Fadnes

 

Entoloma griseocyaneum is a relatively fleshy pinkgill with brown scaly cap and pale blue fibrillose stem.

 

 

Characteristics:

Cap

Gills

Stipe

Similar species

Up to 50mm.

Fleshy, brown and clearly scaly

White but become brownish.

Gill-edge fertile without cheilocystidia

Blue, fibrillose weakly scaly

E. scabropellis but this has a brown stem. Possibly the same species.

 

Ecology/indicator-value:

Entoloma griseocyaneum is a relatively seldom pinkgill in unfertilized grasslands, and is sensitive to earth management and fertilization It grows often together with other seldom and redlisted grassland-fungi, especially on base-rich soil. In Norway it is found along the coast, but also inland.

 

Fructification in Norway: From beginning of July to medio October, mainly in August/September.

 

 

Redlistcategory: NT – near threatened

 

Global redlist: VU - vulnerable

 

Other Nordic countries:

Sweden

Denmark

Finland

NT -  near threatened

VUvulnerable

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.

Global redlist, Mushrooms 2019: https://www.iucnredlist.org/search?query=mushrooms&searchType=species