| Bleachy Entoloma | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Entolomataceae |
| Genus: | Entoloma |
| Species: | E. ferruginans |
| Binomial name | |
| Entoloma ferruginans Peck, 1895 | |
Entoloma ferruginans | |
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 | Gills on hymenium |
 | Cap is convex |
  | Hymenium is free or emarginate |
 | Stipe is bare |
 | Spore print is pink to salmon |
 | Ecology is saprotrophic |
 | Edibility is not recommended |
Entoloma ferruginans is a species of mushroom first described by Charles Horton Peck in 1895 from a type specimen collected under oak trees in Pasadena, California. [1]
The grayish cap is up to 12 centimetres (4+3⁄4 in) wide. The stem is 15 cm long and up to 4 cm (1+1⁄2 in) thick. The spore print is pinkish. [2] Its scent resembles a chlorinated swimming pool, hence the common name bleachy entoloma. [3] It resembles some species in its genus, with DNA testing needed to distinguish it from E. cinereolamellatum . [2]
It lives in mycorrhizal association with live oaks south of the San Francisco Bay, [3] being found from December to February. [2]
