Phylum: Basidiomycota Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales Family: Entolomataceae
Species: Entoloma chalybeum var. chalybeum (Pers.) Noordel.
Synonyms: Agaricus chalybaeus
Agaricus chalybeus
Entoloma chalybaeum
Entoloma chalybaeum var. chalybaeum
Entoloma chalybeum
Gymnopus chalybeus
Leptonia chalybaea
Leptonia chalybaea var. chalybaea
Leptonia chalybea
Leptonia chalybea var. chalybea
Rhodophyllus chalybaeus
Common Name: Indigo Pinkgill


A grassland indicator species
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Entoloma chalybeum var. chalybeum

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records:
Carex (4)
Ammophila arenaria (1)
Habitat (where recorded) & number of records:
Woodland and scrub (2)
Acid grassland: unimproved (1)
Bog: raised (1)
Grassland and marsh (1)
Neutral grassland: semi-improved (1)
Sand-dune (1)
Sand-dune: dune scrub (1)
Wet heath/acid grassland (1)
Woodland (1)
Substrate (where recorded) & number of records:
Soil Grassy (7)
Soil (4)
Grass (1)
Sand (1)
Months recorded in & number of records:
January (1)
August (5)
September (9)
October (7)
November (2)