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Entoloma salmoneum
Several species of Entoloma are called unicorn mushroom for some reason. I'd guess it's because most of them have a long point on their caps. This particular species doesn't, but it does range in color from a true salmon pink to almost yellow
What a name!
Spotted on Aug 23, 2011 Submitted on Aug 24, 2011
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Several species of Entoloma are called unicorn mushroom for some reason. I'd guess it's because most of them have a long point on their caps. This particular species doesn't, but it does range in color from a true salmon pink to almost yellow
What a name!