Phylum: Basidiomycota Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales Family: Entolomataceae
Species: Entoloma serrulatum (Fr.) Hesler
Synonyms: Agaricus atrides
Agaricus serrulatus
Eccilia atrides
Entoloma atrides
Leptonia serrulata
Leptonia serrulata f. laevipes
Leptonia serrulata var. laevipes
Leptonia serrulata var. levipes
Rhodophyllus atrides
Rhodophyllus serrulatus
Common Name: Blue Edge Pinkgill


A grassland indicator species
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Entoloma serrulatumPhotographer: © Mark Wright
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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records:
Fagus sylvatica (2)
Betula (1)
Carex (1)
Habitat (where recorded) & number of records:
Acid grassland: semi-improved (5)
Acid grassland (4)
Calcareous grassland (4)
Woodland (4)
Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (4)
Neutral grassland: semi-improved (2)
Cynosurus cristatus-Centaurea nigra grassland (1)
Grassland and marsh (1)
Grassland: acidic, upland (1)
Mire: blanket bog, open Sphagnum carpets (1)
Neutral grassland: unimproved (1)
Parkland and scattered trees: mixed (1)
Sand-dune: dune grassland (1)
Wet dwarf shrub heath (1)
Woodland and scrub (1)
Woodland: broadleaved (1)
Woodland: coniferous, plantation (1)
Woodland: mixed (1)
Substrate (where recorded) & number of records:
Soil Grassy (17)
Soil (10)
Dead Wood (1)
Grass (1)
Leaf Litter (1)
Soil Leaves (1)
Months recorded in & number of records:
August (11)
September (16)
October (23)
November (5)