Maryland Biodiversity Project - Blue-toothed Entoloma (Entoloma serrulatum)

Blue-toothed Entoloma Entoloma serrulatum (Fries) Hessler

Synonyms: Leptonia serrulata, Saw-toothed Leptonia.

Kingdom Fungi > Phylum Basidiomycota > Class Agaricomycetes > Order Agaricales > Family Entolomataceae > Genus Entoloma Blue-toothed Entoloma - Entoloma serrulatum - https://www.marylandbiodiversity.com/view/19814

Status:

Found solitary or scattered, mostly on ground in mixed woods.

Description:

Cap: Dark bluish-black (may fade to gray-brown) covered with small scales mostly concentrated on the disc; convex to flat cap may have upturned edges. Gills: Close, white to pink, subdecurrent to decurrent; dark blue gill edges finely serrate (use hand lens). Stalk: Equal, slender, dark blue with white base. (J. Solem, pers. comm.)

Records:

There are 4 records in the project database.

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Blue-toothed Entoloma in Howard Co., Maryland (8/8/2018). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 305138 - Psn: 25)

Blue-toothed Entoloma in Howard Co., Maryland (8/8/2018). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

A Blue-toothed Entoloma (top) in Howard Co., Maryland (8/8/2018). (Photo ID: 129052 - Psn: 34)

A Blue-toothed Entoloma (top) in Howard Co., Maryland (8/8/2018). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

A Blue-toothed Entoloma (overall fruiting body) in Howard Co., Maryland (8/8/2018). (Photo ID: 129053 - Psn: 35)

A Blue-toothed Entoloma (overall fruiting body) in Howard Co., Maryland (8/8/2018). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Blue-toothed Entoloma (black-edged gills) in Howard Co., Maryland (8/8/2018). (Photo ID: 129054 - Psn: 36)

Blue-toothed Entoloma (black-edged gills) in Howard Co., Maryland (8/8/2018). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Blue-toothed Entoloma in Howard Co., Maryland (8/8/2018). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Spores collected from a Blue-toothed Entoloma specimen in Howard Co., Maryland (8/8/2018). Irregular (5-/6-sided), smooth, hyaline; measured 8.0-9.8 x 6.5-7.3 microns. Photo by Robert Solem. (MBP list)

Spores collected from a Blue-toothed Entoloma specimen in Howard Co., Maryland (8/8/2018). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 305139 - Psn: 200)

Spores collected from a Blue-toothed Entoloma specimen in Howard Co., Maryland (8/8/2018). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

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