Entocybe nitida
| Entocybe nitida | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Entolomataceae |
| Genus: | Entocybe |
| Species: | E. nitida |
| Binomial name | |
| Entocybe nitida (Quél.) T.J. Baroni, Largent & V. Hofst. | |
| Synonyms | |
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Entocybe nitida, commonly known as the shining pinkgill,[1] is a species of mushroom in the family Entolomataceae.
Description
[edit]The cap of Entocybe nitida is mostly dark blue, but can become lighter as the mushroom gets older. The margins of the cap can also be lighter.[1] The gills are whitish to pinkish[2] and adnexed to notched.[1] The stipe is about 3-8.5 centimeters long and 0.25-0.5 centimeters wide, and blue in color. It is whitish at the base.[3] The spore print is pinkish.[1]
Habitat and ecology
[edit]Entocybe nitida is found under conifer trees, where it grows in moss and duff.[1]
References
[edit]| Entocybe nitida | |
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| Mycological characteristics | |
 | Gills on hymenium |
 | Cap is conical or convex |
 | Hymenium is adnexed |
 | Stipe is bare |
 | Spore print is salmon |
 | Edibility is unknown |
- 1 2 3 4 5 Siegel, Noah; Schwarz, Christian (September 1, 2024). Mushrooms of Cascadia: A Comprehensive Guide to Fungi of the Pacific Northwest. Humboldt County, CA: Backcountry Press. p. 218. ISBN 9781941624197.
- ↑ Baroni, Timothy J. (July 12, 2017). Mushrooms of the Northeastern United States and Eastern Canada. Portland, OR: Timber Press. p. 251. ISBN 9781604696349.
- ↑ Gibson, Ian. "Entocybe nitida". E-Flora BC: Electronic Atlas of the Flora of British Colombia.