Synonyms: Agaricus carneoalbus, Agaricus molluscus, Agaricus sericellus, Agaricus sericeus, Alboleptonia rubellotincta, Alboleptonia sericella, Clitopilus carneoalbus, Eccilia carneoalba, Eccilia cinericola, Eccilia molliuscula, Eccilia molluscus, Eccilia nivea, Eccilia roseoalbocitrina, Eccilia sericella, Entoloma carneoalba, Entoloma carneoalbum, Hyporrhodius sericellus, Leptonia sericella, Leptonia seriella, Marasmius incarnatus, Nolanea sericella, Rhodophyllus carneoalbus, Rhodophyllus molliusculus, Rhodophyllus sericellus.
Common name: cream pinkgill.
Extract from Wikipedia article: Entoloma sericellum is a species of mushroom-forming fungus belonging to the family Entolomataceae. It appears in conifer and hardwood forests.
Finnish: Valkorusokas, Swedish: Bleknopping.
Entoloma sericellum is a small to medium-sized mushroom with a silvery-gray to gray-brown cap, typically 1-4 cm in diameter, and a slender stipe. It has pinkish to salmon-colored gills and spores. In East and Central Texas, Entoloma sericellum can be found growing in lawns, fields, and along roadsides, often in association with grasses, from spring to fall.
Some small black Mycena mushroom together with cream pinkgill (Entoloma sericellum) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, July 13, 2021
Yaupon Loop, College Station, TX 77845, USA
Gills of cream pinkgill mushroom (Entoloma sericellum) together with small black Mycena in moss on sandy soil on Closed Trail in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, July 13, 2021Yaupon Loop, College Station, TX 77845, USA
Cap of cream pinkgill mushroom (Entoloma sericellum) together with small black Mycena in moss on sandy soil on Closed Trail in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, July 13, 2021Yaupon Loop, College Station, TX 77845, USA
White-capped pinkgill mushrooms Entoloma sericellum(?) near an oak stump, one mushroom growing on the stump, under oaks, pines, bushes, in a recently burned area on Winters Bayou Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Cleveland, Texas, October 16, 2021Lone Star Hiking Trail, San Jacinto County, Texas, 77328, United States
Cream pinkgill mushrooms Entoloma sericellum(?) on Winters Bayou Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Cleveland, Texas, October 16, 2021Lone Star Hiking Trail, San Jacinto County, Texas, 77328, United States
Gills of cream pinkgill mushrooms Entoloma sericellum(?) on Winters Bayou Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Cleveland, Texas, October 16, 2021Lone Star Hiking Trail, San Jacinto County, Texas, 77328, United States
Side view of cream pinkgill mushrooms Entoloma sericellum(?) on Winters Bayou Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Cleveland, Texas, October 16, 2021Lone Star Hiking Trail, San Jacinto County, Texas, 77328, United States
Small white mushrooms Entoloma sericellum in moss on Closed Trail in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 8, 2024Yaupon Loop Trail, College Station, Brazos County, Texas, United States
Side view of small white mushrooms Entoloma sericellum in moss on Closed Trail in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 8, 2024Yaupon Loop Trail, College Station, Brazos County, Texas, United States
Caps of small white mushrooms Entoloma sericellum in moss on Closed Trail in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 8, 2024Yaupon Loop Trail, College Station, Brazos County, Texas, United States
Spores of small white mushrooms Entoloma sericellum from Closed Trail, collected in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 8, 2024Observations of Entoloma sericellum in East and Central Texas reveal the fungus grows in various environments. In Lick Creek Park, it was found alongside small black Mycena mushrooms in moss on sandy soil, with observations made in July 2021 and May 2024. The mushrooms were also spotted in Sam Houston National Forest near an oak stump in a recently burned area under oaks, pines, and bushes in October 2021. The caps of the mushrooms were white or cream-colored, and the gills were observed in detail. Spores were collected from Closed Trail in Lick Creek Park in May 2024. The fungus appears to thrive in mossy areas with sandy soil and can be found in both burned and unburned environments, often alongside other mushroom species.
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