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Entoloma Luteum Bright yellow/orange conical cap. White gills, which become pink with age. Long, fragile, yellow stem. Mushroom was approximately 6-7 cm tall. Entoloma,Entoloma Luteum,Entoloma luteum,Geotagged,Summer,United States,fungus,mushroom Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Entoloma Luteum

Bright yellow/orange conical cap. White gills, which become pink with age. Long, fragile, yellow stem. Mushroom was approximately 6-7 cm tall.

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The Entoloma Luteum

''Entoloma luteum'' is a mushroom in the family Entolomataceae. It was described in 1902 by mycologist Charles Horton Peck. Found in North America, it fruits singly or in clusters on the ground in mixed forest. Its angular spores are non-amyloid, hyaline , and measure 9–13 by 8–12 µm. ''Entoloma murrayi'' is a lookalike species that has a more orange cap with a pointy umbo.

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Similar species: Agaricales
Species identified by Christine Young
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By Christine Young

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Uploaded Feb 27, 2018. Captured Jul 4, 2017 11:03 in 47 Norfield Rd, Weston, CT 06883, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 60D
  • f/6.3
  • 1/256s
  • ISO400
  • 100mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.