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Entoloma

Entoloma moongum

Photo by Leuba Ridgway
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Field Notes

Description:

A very attractive tall entoloma with dark bluish black cap about 45 mm wide. The stipe was coal black and gills whitish grey in stark contrast with the stipe and cap. <br> Spore print was pink, a characteristic of entolomas.

Habitat:

Spotted on grass on the edge of a car park, partially broken - Baluk Willam Nature Conservation Reserve.

Reference Links:

Bill Leithhead's Fungi Pages - Entoloma moongum 1

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Comments (2)
AntónioGinjaGinja
Beautiful find Leuba,love the spore print,congrats and thanks for sharing

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Mushroom Mapping
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Dandenong Ranges - fauna & flora

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PublishedJune 6, 2020

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