Entoloma conferendum
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| Star Pinkgill | |
|---|---|
| Entoloma conferendum, Bruderwald forest, Bamberg, Germany | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Entolomataceae |
| Genus: | Entoloma |
| Species: | E. conferendum |
| Binomial name | |
| Entoloma conferendum | |
| Synonyms | |
Entoloma conferendum is a species of agaric (gilled mushroom) in the family Entolomataceae. In the UK it has been given the recommended English name of Star Pinkgill, based on its distinctive basidiospores.[1] The species is widespread throughout Europe, occurring mainly in agriculturally unimproved grassland, and has also been reported from North America.
The species was first described by German mycologist Max Britzelmayr in 1881 as Agaricus conferendus. Italian mycologist Pier Andrea Saccardo transferred it to the genus Nolanea in 1887 and, when Nolanea was synonymized with Entoloma, Dutch mycologist Machiel Noordeloos transferred it to the latter genus in 1980. For many years the species was known as Nolanea staurospora, now considered a later synonym.[2]
