Synonyms: Agaricus nidorosus, Agaricus rhodopolius, Entoloma nidorosum, Rhodophyllus nidorosus, Rhodophyllus rhodopolius.
Common name: wood pinkgill.
Extract from Wikipedia article: Entoloma rhodopolium, commonly known as the wood pinkgill, is a poisonous mushroom found in Europe and Asia. In fact, it is one of the three most commonly implicated fungi in cases of mushroom poisoning in Japan (Other two are Omphalotus japonicus and Tricholoma ustale). E. rhodopolium is often mistaken for edible mushroom, E. sarcopum. Symptoms are predominantly gastrointestinal in nature, though muscarine, muscaridine, and choline have been isolated as toxic agents.
Finnish: Suoparusokas, Hungarian: Zöldesszürke döggomba, Japanese: クサウラベニタケ, Lithuanian: Bekvapė gijabudė, Russian: Энтолома продавленная, Swedish: Tvålrödling, Ukrainian: Ентолома сіра отруйна.
Entoloma rhodopolium is a pinkish-red to reddish-brown mushroom with a conical to bell-shaped cap, typically 1-4 cm in diameter, and a slender stipe. It has a radial, fibrous appearance on the cap surface and gills that are attached and sometimes descending. In East and Central Texas, Entoloma rhodopolium is found in woodland areas, often associated with oak and pine trees, during the spring and fall months, typically in moist, shaded environments.
Wood pinkgill mushrooms (Entoloma rhodopolium) in Huntsville State Park. Texas, October 27, 2018
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Brown caps of wood pinkgill mushrooms (Entoloma rhodopolium) in Huntsville State Park. Texas, October 27, 2018Huntsville State Park, 565 Park Road 40 west, Huntsville, TX 77340, USA
Pale wood pinkgill mushrooms (Entoloma rhodopolium) in Huntsville State Park. Texas, October 27, 2018Huntsville State Park, 565 Park Road 40 west, Huntsville, TX 77340, USA
Gills of a wood pinkgill mushroom (Entoloma rhodopolium) in Huntsville State Park. Texas, October 27, 2018Huntsville State Park, 565 Park Road 40 west, Huntsville, TX 77340, USA
Wood pinkgill mushrooms (Entoloma rhodopolium) in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, October 28, 2018Lone Star Hiking Trail, Coldspring, TX 77331, USA
Wood pinkgill mushrooms (Entoloma rhodopolium) in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, October 28, 2018Big Creek Trail, Shepherd, TX 77371, USA
Wood pinkgill mushrooms (Entoloma rhodopolium) collected by people at mushroom walk of Gulf States Mycological Society. Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary, Cleveland, Texas, November 3, 2018Sam Houston National Forest, 394 FM 1375, New Waverly, TX 77358, USA
Wood pinkgill mushrooms (Entoloma rhodopolium) on Winters Bayou Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Cleveland, Texas, October 27, 201915451 FM1725, Cleveland, TX 77328, USA
Wood pinkgill mushrooms (Entoloma rhodopolium) in a pine forest on Winters Bayou Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Cleveland, Texas, October 27, 201915451 FM1725, Cleveland, TX 77328, USA
Wood pinkgill mushrooms (Entoloma rhodopolium) with striated caps having dark center in wet area on Winters Bayou Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Cleveland, Texas, October 27, 2019Lone Star Hiking Trail, Cleveland, TX 77328, USA
Wood pinkgill mushrooms (Entoloma rhodopolium) on Winters Bayou Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Cleveland, Texas, October 27, 2019Lone Star Hiking Trail, Cleveland, TX 77328, USA
Gills of wood pinkgill mushrooms (Entoloma rhodopolium) on Winters Bayou Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Cleveland, Texas, October 27, 2019Lone Star Hiking Trail, Cleveland, TX 77328, USA
Wood pinkgill mushrooms (Entoloma rhodopolium)(?) on Winters Bayou Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Cleveland, Texas, October 27, 2019Lone Star Hiking Trail, Cleveland, TX 77328, USA
Wood pinkgill mushrooms (Entoloma rhodopolium) at Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, November 2, 2019Lone Star Hiking Trail, Coldspring, TX 77331, USA
Wood pinkgill mushrooms (Entoloma rhodopolium) on South Wilderness Loop Trail at Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, October 23, 2021Little Lake Creek Loop Trail, Montgomery County, Texas, 77873, United States
Wood pinkgill mushrooms (Entoloma rhodopolium) on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 14, 2021Lone Star Hiking Trail, Montgomery County, Texas, United States
Wood pinkgill mushrooms (Entoloma rhodopolium) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, November 15, 2021Iron Bridge Trail, College Station, Brazos County, Texas, United States
Wood pinkgill mushrooms (Entoloma rhodopolium) on a forest road on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, December 5, 2021Sand Branch Trail, Montgomery County, Texas, United States
Underside of wood pinkgill mushrooms (Entoloma rhodopolium) on a forest road on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, December 5, 2021Sand Branch Trail, Montgomery County, Texas, United States
Gills of a mushroom Entoloma rhodopolium on Sand Branch Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest near Montgomery. Texas, December 5, 2021Sand Branch Trail, Montgomery County, Texas, United States
Wood pinkgill mushrooms (Entoloma rhodopolium) on South Wilderness Loop Trail at Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, November 19, 2023Little Lake Creek Loop Trail, Montgomery County, Texas, 77873, United States
Spores of wood pinkgill mushrooms (Entoloma rhodopolium) collected in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, November 19, 2023Observations of Entoloma rhodopolium were made in various locations across East and Central Texas, including Huntsville State Park, Big Creek Scenic Area, Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary, Winters Bayou Trail, and Sam Houston National Forest. The mushrooms were found growing in pine forests, wet areas, and on forest roads, often with striated caps and dark centers. They were observed during the fall season, from October to December, with multiple sightings in 2018, 2019, 2021, and 2023. The mushrooms varied in color, with some having brown or pale caps, and their gills were also observed. Spores were collected from specimens found in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards in November 2023. The observations suggest that Entoloma rhodopolium is a common species in East and Central Texas, particularly in pine-dominated ecosystems.
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