Entoloma alboumbonatum Hesler    
Kingdom Fungi   >   Phylum Basidiomycota   >   Class Agaricomycetes   >   Order Agaricales   >   Family Entolomataceae   >   Genus Entoloma   

Status:

Found scattered or in groups on ground in mixed woods.

Description:

Cap: Conic to broadly conic with pointed umbo; dry, silky, unlined margin; white to pale pink-buff; white, thin flesh. Gills: White to pale pink in age; close; multi-ranked. Stalk: White, dry, smooth, hollow; easily splits lengthwise; white basal mycelium. (J. Solem, pers. comm.)

There are 3 records in the project database.

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Entoloma alboumbonatum in Howard Co., Maryland (7/28/2018). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Entoloma alboumbonatum (mature fruiting body) in Howard Co., Maryland (7/28/2018). Verified microscopically and determined by Michael Kuo. Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Entoloma alboumbonatum in Howard Co., Maryland (7/28/2018). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Entoloma alboumbonatum (upper stalk and gills) in Howard Co., Maryland (7/28/2018). Verified microscopically and determined by Michael Kuo. Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

A Entoloma alboumbonatum specimen collected in Howard Co., Maryland (7/28/2018). Spores: Irregular (5-/6-sided), light/hyaline; measured 9.6-12.2 x 8.1-9.4 microns. Photo by Robert Solem. (MBP list)

Spores collected from a Entoloma alboumbonatum specimen in Howard Co., Maryland (7/28/2018). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)


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