Fungi 5 - 1. Entoloma abortivum

Fungi 5 - Entoloma abortivum

Name: Entoloma abortivum
Common Name: Aborted Entoloma, Shrimp of the Woods
Family: Entolomataceae
Collection Date: 10/16/2016
Habitat: Growing on and around beech and other hardwoods
Location: Camp Asbury - Hiram Ohio
Description: White clumps, bumpy with pinkish/orangish tint on inside








Figure 1: E. abortivum growing wild 
                                                                                                                                  
Keying Guide used: Mushrooms Demystified - Key to Entoloma 
Keying Steps: Key to Entoloma 1.) Not as above; cap blue, gray, black, grayish-brown, grayish-yellow, olive brown, whitish, etc. (but may be dusted pinkish by spores)...2 2.) Cap gray to grayish-brown and gills usually decurrent "aborted" fruiting bodies often found (infected by mycelium of Armillariella mellea) that are whitish to pinkish-tan and bumpy on the outside, marbled within... E. abortivum
Keying Guide Source: Arora, D. (1986). Mushrooms Demystified. Ten Speed Press.










                                                                                                        Figure 2: E. abortivum picked