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Entoloma

Entoloma sp.

Description:

Caps are large (around 12-13 cm diameters) and light brown (with hints of yellow) with depressed centers and wavy edges. Gills are blush to pink. I thought the stipes were particularly interesting! They were white and had the appearance of peeled string cheese. The stipe surfaces (of all specimens) had curly cues of the peeled tissue. Spore prints were a dark muddy pink/rose. Entolomas are typically pink-gilled and account for around 1000 known species of fungi. They are typically saprobes of leaf litter but have also been seen with mycorrhizal associations.

Habitat:

Found at the top of a ridge, growing gregariously, in thick mulch/leaves in a dense mixed hardwood forest in Northwest Georgia (Gordon County), US. Nearby trees were oak, hickory, maple, and tulip tree.

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3 Comments

Christine Y.
Christine Y. 6 years ago

Nice shot...love those "curly-cues" ;)

flowntheloop
flowntheloop 6 years ago

Christine, thanks! I just posted a much better view of the "curly-cues." Not sure why it didn't attach in the first place!

Christine Y.
Christine Y. 6 years ago

Very cool stems

flowntheloop
Spotted by
flowntheloop

Georgia, USA

Spotted on Oct 28, 2017
Submitted on Oct 28, 2017

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