Entocybe nitida

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Entocybe nitida
Scientific classification Edit this 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
  • Entoloma nitidum (Quél.) Quél.
  • Hyporrhodius nitidus (Quél.) Henn.
  • Rhodophyllus nitidus (Quél.) Quél.

Entocybe nitida, commonly known as the shining pinkgill,[1] is a species of mushroom in the family Entolomataceae.

Description

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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

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Entocybe nitida is found under conifer trees, where it grows in moss and duff.[1]

References

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Entocybe nitida
Mycological characteristics
File:Gills icon.pngGills on hymenium
File:Conical cap icon.svg File:Convex cap icon.svgCap is conical or convex
File:Adnexed gills icon2.svgHymenium is adnexed
File:Bare stipe icon.svgStipe is bare
Spore print is salmon
File:Mycomorphbox Question.pngEdibility is unknown
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