Livid pinkgill
Entoloma sinuatum
The livid pinkgill is the largest Entoloma, with an ivory to grey-brown cap. Its gills are yellowish at first, then pink, and its spore print is pinkish. It is blamed for about one in ten mushroom poisonings in Europe, causing severe vomiting and diarrhoea.
Where it's found
Oak and beech woods on clay or chalky soil in late summer and autumn, sometimes nearby parks and grassland, at times in fairy rings.
Distribution
Widespread in North America and Europe; in Asia recorded from the Black Sea region, Adıyaman in Turkey, Iran and China.
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