Entoloma subcarneum

Entoloma subcarneum
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Agaricomycetes
Order:	Agaricales
Family:	Entolomataceae
Genus:	Entoloma
Species:	E. subcarneum
Binomial name
Entoloma subcarneum (Largent) Blanco-Dios (2015)
Synonyms
Leptonia carnea Largent (1977)

Entoloma subcarneum (or Leptonia carnea), commonly known as the indigo leptonia, ^[2] is a mushroom belonging to the subgenus Leptonia of the genus Entoloma . ^[1]

The dark bluish cap is 2.5–7 centimetres (1–2+3⁄4 in) wide. ^{[2] [3]} The gills are lighter and leave a pinkish spore deposit. ^[2] The bluish stalk is up to 10 cm long and 1.5 cm thick. ^[2]

It known from California, perhaps exclusively, and is thus rare. ^[2]

References

1. Vellinga, E. (2016) [errata version of 2015 assessment]. "Leptonia carnea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2015 e.T76256454A97168155. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T76256454A76256457.en . Retrieved 19 July 2024.
2. Arora, David (1986) [1979]. Mushrooms Demystified: A Comprehensive Guide to the Fleshy Fungi (2nd ed.). Berkeley, CA: Ten Speed Press. p. 250. ISBN   978-0-89815-170-1.
3. Desjardin, Dennis E.; Wood, Michael G.; Stevens, Frederick A. (12 August 2015). California Mushrooms: The Comprehensive Identification Guide. Timber Press. p. 215. ISBN   978-1-60469-353-9 . Retrieved 22 May 2016.

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Entoloma subcarneum Mycological characteristics
	Gills on hymenium
	Cap is convex
	Hymenium is adnate or adnexed
	Stipe is bare
	Spore print is pink
	Edibility is unknown

• Entoloma subcarneum in Index Fungorum
• Leptonia carnea (not accepted) in Index Fungorum
• Entoloma subcarneum in MycoBank .
• Leptonia carnea (not accepted) in MycoBank .