Entoloma incanum (Fr.) Hesler
(Mouse-pee Pinkgill)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesEntoloma incanum (Mouse-pee Pinkgill)
Species groupEntoloma (Leptonia 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 incanum (Mouse-pee Pinkgill) :
1: Entoloma incanum (Mouse-pee Pinkgill)
18 Sep 2006 OSGR: SK15 53° 10’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: Derby (VC 57) England
in grass
Image 1: Fruitbodies - side view
2: Entoloma incanum (Mouse-pee Pinkgill)
7 Oct 2004 OSGR: SU73 51° 0’ N, 0° 60’ W Vice County: North Hants (VC 12) England
Image 1: Caps - in situImage 2: Caps - in situ (2)Image 3: ComposedImage 4: Side view - in situImage 5: Upturned - cap - close-upImage 6: Upturned - gills - close-upImage 7: Spores - magnifiedImage 8: Spores - highly magnified
3: Entoloma incanum (Mouse-pee Pinkgill)
12 Oct 2001 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
rather old specimens in short grassland
Image 1: FruitbodiesImage 2: In situ
4: Entoloma incanum (Mouse-pee Pinkgill)
8 Oct 1998 OSGR: SU46 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: CapImage 2: Cap - LSImage 3: Cap - LS (2)Image 4: Cap - side-viewImage 5: Cap - youngImage 6: FruitbodiesImage 7: Fruitbodies (2)Image 8: Fruitbodies (3)Image 9: Fruitbodies (4)Image 10: Fruitbodies (5)Image 11: Fruitbody - LSImage 12: GillsImage 13: Gills (2)Image 14: Gills (3)Image 15: Stipe base - close-upImage 16: Stipe - colour change on damageImage 17: SporesImage 18: Spores (2)Image 19: Spores (3)Image 20: Spores (4)Image 21: Spores (5)
5: Entoloma incanum (Mouse-pee Pinkgill)
8 Oct 1981 OSGR: SU38 51° 30’ N, 1° 30’ W Vice County: North Wilts (VC 7) England
Image 1: CollectionImage 2: Fruitbody - side view showing gillsImage 3: Cap - oblique view - close-up - enlargedImage 4: Fruitbody - side view - enlargedImage 5: Cap cuticle end cell - magnifiedImage 6: Spores - highly magnifiedImage 7: DescriptionImage 8: Description - contd

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Robinson, K. 2001 Entoloma incana … Vol 2 (4) Page: 114

Entoloma incanum (Mouse-pee Pinkgill) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Entoloma incanum (Mouse-pee Pinkgill)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Entoloma incanum (Mouse-pee Pinkgill)

A small toadstool with a yellow-green to pale brown pellucid-striate cap and green stem. The fruitbody bruises bright green where damaged and it smells of mice (acetamide). It is widespread and locally common in poorly manured, semi-natural grassland, in meadows and hayfields, roadsides, woodland margins, usually in rather dry to fairly wet places on calcareous soils.

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