Entoloma holoconiotum is a mushroom in the family Entolomataceae. It was originally described as Nolanea holoconiota by David Largent and Harry Thiers in 1972.[2] Machiel Noordeloos and Co-David transferred it to the genus Entoloma in 2009.[3] The species can be found in conifer forests in western North America.[4]

Entoloma holoconiotum
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Entolomataceae
Genus: Entoloma
Species:
E. holoconiotum
Binomial name
Entoloma holoconiotum
(Largent & Thiers) Noordel. & Co-David (2009)
Synonyms[1]
  • Nolanea holoconiota Largent & Thiers (1972)

The cap is tan or orangish and ranges from 2–6 cm in diameter.[5] The gills are white.[4] The stalks are pale yellow,[4] measuring 3–7 cm tall and 3–4 mm wide.[5] The spores are brownish pink.[5]

Similar species include Entoloma cuneatum,[4] E. propinquum,[5] and E. vernum.[4]

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References

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  1. ^ "GSD Species Synonymy: Entoloma holoconiotum (Largent & Thiers) Noordel. & Co-David". Species Fungorum. CAB International. Retrieved 2016-04-10.
  2. ^ Largent DL, Thiers HD (1972). "Rhodophylloid fungi of the Pacific Coast (United States) II: new or interesting subgeneric taxa of Nolanea". Northwest Science. 46 (1): 32–39.
  3. ^ Co-David D, Langeveld D, Noordeloos ME (2009). "Molecular phylogeny and spore evolution of Entolomataceae" (PDF). Persoonia. 23: 147–176. doi:10.3767/003158509X480944. PMC 2802732. PMID 20198166. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-27.  
  4. ^ a b c d e Trudell, Steve; Ammirati, Joe (2009). Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest. Timber Press Field Guides. Portland, OR: Timber Press. p. 142. ISBN 978-0-88192-935-5.
  5. ^ a b c d Davis, R. Michael; Sommer, Robert; Menge, John A. (2012). Field Guide to Mushrooms of Western North America. Berkeley: University of California Press. p. 198. ISBN 978-0-520-95360-4. OCLC 797915861.
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