[Entoloma bloxamii s. lat.]
(big blue pinkgills)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
images		 No of
ID refs
Entoloma atromadidum
a pinkgill
(Click to open)
 		Species 28 images 1 ident. refs
Entoloma madidum
a pinkgill
Species 2 ident. refs
Entoloma ochreoprunuloides f. hyacinthinum
a pinkgill toadstool
Form 1 ident. refs
Taxonomic hierarchy:
Informal[Entoloma bloxamii s. lat.] (big blue pinkgills)
Species groupEntoloma (Entoloma group) (a group of pinkgill toadstools)
GenusEntoloma (pinkgills)
FamilyENTOLOMATACEAE (pinkgills)
OrderAGARICALES (mushrooms and toadstools)
SubclassAGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
ClassAGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
SubphylumAGARICOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of [Entoloma bloxamii s. lat.] (big blue pinkgills) :
1: [Entoloma bloxamii s. lat.] (big blue pinkgills) IDENTIFICATION UNCERTAIN
24 Sep 2006 OSGR: SK15 53° 10’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: Derby (VC 57) England
old specimen
Image 1: Cap - close-upImage 2: Cap - close-up (2)Image 3: Cap - close-up (3)Image 4: Fruitbody - side view showing cap - pale backgroundImage 5: Fruitbody - side view showing cap - pale background (2)Image 6: Fruitbody - side view showing gills - pale backgroundImage 7: Gills - close-upImage 8: Stipe apex and gills - close-up
2: [Entoloma bloxamii s. lat.] (big blue pinkgills)
21 Sep 2006 OSGR: SK15 53° 0’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: Staffs (VC 39) England
in medium length, fine-leaved grass
Image 1: Fruitbody - in situImage 2: Fruitbody - lain down to show stipe and gills
3: [Entoloma bloxamii s. lat.] (big blue pinkgills)
21 Sep 2006 OSGR: SK15 53° 0’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: Staffs (VC 39) England

old fruitbody among thyme and lady’s mantle

Image 1: Cap and stipe - close-upImage 2: Cap - top view - grey backgroundImage 3: Fruitbody - side view - grey backgroundImage 4: Fruitbody - side view - grey background (2)Image 5: Stipe - close-up
4: [Entoloma bloxamii s. lat.] (big blue pinkgills)
19 Oct 1999 OSGR: SU46 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
amongst mown gorse
Image 1: CapImage 2: CollectionImage 3: Collection (2)Image 4: Collection (3)Image 5: Fruitbody - side viewImage 6: Fruitbody - side view (2)Image 7: Fruitbody - side view (3)Image 8: CapImage 9: Cap - LSImage 10: Cap surface - close-upImage 11: Fruitbody - LSImage 12: Fruitbody - side viewImage 13: Cap cuticle hyphaeImage 14: Cap cuticle hyphae (2)Image 15: Cap cuticle hyphae (3)Image 16: Cap cuticle hyphae (4)Image 17: SporesImage 18: Spores (2)Image 19: Spores (3)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Douglas, B. & Ainsworth, M. Entoloma-bloxamii-sensu-lato-in-Britain fungi.myspecies.info/content/entoloma-bloxamii-sensu-lato-britain
Douglas, B. & Ainsworth, M. Entoloma-bloxamii-sensu-lato-in-Britain fungi.myspecies.info/content/entoloma-bloxamii-sensu-lato-britain
Henrici, A. 2015 Notes and Records (Jan 2015) Field Mycology Vol 16 (1): 33-36.
Kibby, G. 2000 Mycological snippets (Oct 2000) Field Mycology Vol 1 (4): 112.
Loizides, M. 2011 Quercus alnifolia: the indigenous Golden Oak of Cyprus and its fungi Field Mycology Vol 12 (3): 81-88.
() Morgado, L.N., Noordeloos, M.E., Lamoureux, Y. & Geml, J. 2013 Multi-gene phylogenetic analyses reveal species limits, phylogeographic patterns, and evolutionary histories of key morphological traits in Entoloma (Agaricales, Basidiomycota) Persoonia Vol 31: 158-178.
Wright, M. 2000 Entoloma bloxamii Vol 1 (2) Page: Back cover

[Entoloma bloxamii s. lat.] (big blue pinkgills) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for [Entoloma bloxamii s. lat.] (big blue pinkgills)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for [Entoloma bloxamii s. lat.] (big blue pinkgills)

Endangered

Annex

This beautiful species of Entoloma is bright blue when young and fresh but soon fades to bluish steel grey or greyish brown. The toadstool smells and tastes mealy. It is an uncommon but widespread species in Britain, but much rarer in Europe. It is restricted to unimproved grassland usually on calcareous soils.

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