Blue-toothed Entoloma in Howard Co., Maryland (8/8/2018). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
A Blue-toothed Entoloma (top) in Howard Co., Maryland (8/8/2018).
A Blue-toothed Entoloma (overall fruiting body) in Howard Co., Maryland (8/8/2018).
Blue-toothed Entoloma (black-edged gills) in Howard Co., Maryland (8/8/2018).
Blue-toothed Entoloma in Howard Co., Maryland (8/8/2018). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Blue-toothed Entoloma in Howard Co., Maryland (8/8/2018). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Spores collected from a Blue-toothed Entoloma specimen in Howard Co., Maryland (8/8/2018). Irregular (5-/6-sided), smooth, hyaline; measured 8.0-9.8 x 6.5-7.3 microns.
Spores collected from a Blue-toothed Entoloma specimen in Howard Co., Maryland (8/8/2018). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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4 Records
Status
Found solitary or scattered, mostly on ground in mixed woods.
Description
Cap: Dark bluish-black (may fade to gray-brown) covered with small scales mostly concentrated on the disc; convex to flat cap may have upturned edges. Gills: Close, white to pink, subdecurrent to decurrent; dark blue gill edges finely serrate (use hand lens). Stalk: Equal, slender, dark blue with white base. (J. Solem, pers. comm.)
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Blue-toothed Entoloma in Howard Co., Maryland (8/8/2018). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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A Blue-toothed Entoloma (top) in Howard Co., Maryland (8/8/2018).
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Joanne Solem.
A Blue-toothed Entoloma (overall fruiting body) in Howard Co., Maryland (8/8/2018).
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Blue-toothed Entoloma (black-edged gills) in Howard Co., Maryland (8/8/2018).
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Blue-toothed Entoloma in Howard Co., Maryland (8/8/2018). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Blue-toothed Entoloma in Howard Co., Maryland (8/8/2018). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Spores collected from a Blue-toothed Entoloma specimen in Howard Co., Maryland (8/8/2018). Irregular (5-/6-sided), smooth, hyaline; measured 8.0-9.8 x 6.5-7.3 microns.
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Robert Solem.
Spores collected from a Blue-toothed Entoloma specimen in Howard Co., Maryland (8/8/2018). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Joanne Solem.