Entoloma squamiferum
E. Horak 1973
Description:
Common name: None
Found: Lowland podocarp forest
Substrate: Mossy ground
Spore: Pink
Height: 60 mm
Width: 25 mm
Season: Autumn
Edible: No
Macro images:
Entoloma squamiferum
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Scale= 5 mm.
 
Entoloma squamiferum
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Scale= 5 mm.
 
Entoloma squamiferum
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Scale= 5 mm.
 
Entoloma squamiferum
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Scale= 6 mm.
 
Entoloma squamiferum
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Scale= 5 mm.
Micro images:
Entoloma squamiferum
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Magnification = 1000x
Pileus: A cutis with with short cylindrical hyphae 8 to 17 µm dia. repent to suberect with brown pigment.
Entoloma squamiferum
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Lamellae: Cheilocystidia fusoid or ampuliaceous 55-120 x 12-25 µm apically rounded
Entoloma squamiferum
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Spores: Mostly 5 sided but with prominate knobs, cruciform. Size 10-12 x 10-12 µm
 
 
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