Wood Pinkgill
Taken at Strathclyde Park on 10th September 2024 using Nikon Coolpix P950
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Taken at Strathclyde Park on 22nd October 2022 using Panasonic Lumix TZ70
in macro mode.
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Wood Pinkgill.
Species:
Order:
Family:
Local Names: 		Entoloma rhodopolium.
Agaricales.
Entolomataceae.
Habitat:
Cap:
Stem:
Season:
Edibility:
 		In deciduous broadleaf woodland, usually in quite large groups.
3- 5 cms diameter.
3 - 6 mm diameter, 4 - 9 cms long.
Summer - Late Autumn.
Entoloma rhodopolium is definitely not one for the pot. Some Entoloma species, Entoloma sinuatum, for example are known to have caused several deaths.


When picking any fungus for consumption, caution should be exercised at all times.