| Records of Entoloma ameides (a toadstool) : | ||||
| 1: Entoloma ameides (a toadstool) | ||||
| 8 Nov 2005 | OSGR: SU46 | 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W | Vice County: Berks (VC 22) | England |
| under edge of Gorse in heathy grassland . Photos: Fruitbody, spores, cap cuticle. | ||||
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| 2: Entoloma ameides (a toadstool) | ||||
| 25 Oct 2005 | OSGR: SU56 | 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W | Vice County: Berks (VC 22) | England |
| 1 toadstool in short species-rich grass . Photos: toadstool, cap cuticle, basidia, cheilocystidium, spores | ||||
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Entoloma ameides (a toadstool) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:
 NBN (data.nbn.org.uk)
has a distribution map for Entoloma ameides (a toadstool)
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 BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk)
has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Entoloma ameides (a toadstool)
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A medium-sized brown Entoloma, distinctive because of its strong smell of "burnt sugar", although this can veer towards cyanide or mothballs. It is widespread in unimproved grassland, meadows and hayfields.
Distinguished by the "burnt sugar" smell, although this can veer towards cyanide or mothballs.
E. sacchariolens shares the smell but differs in slightly darker colours and abundant cheilocystidia giving a sterile or heterogenous gill edge. It also has a more strongly shining-lustrous cap.
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