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Entoloma vernum.   Click a photo to enlarge it.   back to list

Entoloma vernum 1 Mushroom
Ref No: 21746
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Entoloma Vernum 2 Mushroom
Ref No: 21747
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Entoloma Vernum  3 Mushroom
Ref No: 21748
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location: North America, Europe
edibility: Poisonous/Suspect
fungus colour: Black or blackish, Grey to beige
normal size: Less than 5cm
cap type: Conical or nearly so
stem type: Simple stem
spore colour: Pink
habitat: Grows in woods, Grows on the ground, Found in fields, lawns or on roadsides

Entoloma vernum Lundell. Cap 2.5-4(6)cm bell-shaped finally flat, with a boss or nipple, olivaceous-umber when wet, drying paler. Stem3-8x3-6mm. Often twisted fibrous, paler than the cap. Gills distant deep, pale grey to reddish as spores mature. No smell. Spores 9-10x7-8 µ. Print dull pink. Found in moss or grass at wood edges, in spring! Not edible, USA and Europe. Photographs sent to me from Poland by Miroslaw Wantoch-Rekowski, many thanks.

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