Entoloma mougeotii

Appearance

Cap: 1-2 cm; planoconvex with a slightly incurved margin at first, becoming shallowly depressed, with or without a small umbo; dry; minutely fibrillose and scaly; dark purple-gray at first, fading slightly with maturity, or appearing paler due to the break-up of the cuticle.

Gills: Attached to the stem; close; white at first, becoming pink; short-gills frequent.

Stem: 2.5-5 cm long; 2-4 mm thick; equal; dry; bald or finely silky; white at the apex but colored like the cap overall; basal mycelium white.

Flesh: Thin; insubstantial; watery whitish to grayish.

Odor and Taste: Odor somewhat fragrant and spicy, or not distinctive; taste not distinctive.

Spore Print: Pink.

Distribution

North American distribution

Habitat

Saprobic; growing gregariously in moss and in disturbed ground, or grassy areas (path sides, road banks, and so on); summer