Cream pinkgill is a type of fungi that belongs to a larger family known for its diverse colors and radial gill pattern. Typically discovered on the forest floor among leaf litter, cream pinkgill has a distinctive sheen to its cap which is notable amidst its habitat. It thrives in temperate regions and forms symbiotic relationships with certain types of trees, contributing to the nutrient cycle within its ecosystem.
Cap Diameter:
1 - 4 cm
Odor:
Faintly grass-like with cucumber and flour notes.
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Attributes of Cream pinkgill
Cap Diameter
1 - 4 cm
Height
3 - 7 cm
Cap
Cap 1 - 4.5 cm in diameter; deeply convex; white, yellow; dry, covered by tiny fribrils; margin occasionally wavy, incurved, decurved to plane in age
Cap Shape
Depressed, Central Bump
Cap Surfaces
Smooth, Fibrillose-scaly
Gills
Adnate, notched, to subdecurrent; close, thin, relatively narrow; white, while turn pinkish from the spores as they mature
Gill Attachment
Attached
Stem
2.5 - 6 cm long, 4 - 8 mm thick; fragile, cartilaginous, equal, stuffed to hollow at maturity, round to grooved longitudinally; white, yellow in age; with scattered cottony scales
Stem Shapes
Club Shaped
Stem Cross Sections
Hollow or cottony hollow
Flesh
Thin, 2 - 4 mm thick at the disc; white
Ring
Ringless
Spore Print Color
Pink
Odor
Faintly grass-like with cucumber and flour notes.
Body Color
Yellow
White
Flesh Bruises
The flesh or milk does not discolor when bruised or cut.
Growth Form
Solitary, Scattered, Gregarious
Nutrient Gathering
Saprophytic
Substrate
On soil
Occurence Habitats
Mixed Woodland, Meadows
Species Status
Locally common
Endangered Species
No
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Habitat of Cream pinkgill
Cream pinkgill tends to appear in mixed hardwood and conifer woods, often in more open areas. They are typically associated with grassy places within or nearby forested parkland.
