Midnight entoloma (Entoloma medianox) is visually striking with its steel-blue caps. Scattered across mixed hardwood conifer forests, it was only recently classified as a species distinct from Entoloma bloxamii, its European cousin.
Cap Diameter:
5 - 13 cm
Odor:
Farinaceous
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Similar Species
Tips for Finding
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Common Questions
General Info About Midnight entoloma
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Attributes of Midnight entoloma
Cap Diameter
5 - 13 cm
Height
5 - 12 cm
Cap
Cap 5 - 13 cm across; convex to plane, umbonate; dark bluish-grey; wrinkled to fibrillose-streaked
Cap Shape
Convex, Flat, Central Bump
Cap Surfaces
Slimy or slightly sticky, Fibrillose-scaly
Gills
Adnexed; close; white to pale blue, pinkish
Gill Attachment
Notched
Stem
Stem 5 - 11 cm long, 1.5 - 3 cm thick; bluish-grey, pallid to whitish
Stem Shapes
Cylindrical
Stem Surfaces
Smooth to slightly fibrous
Flesh
Thick; white; unchanging
Ring
Ringless
Spore Print Color
Salmon-pink
Odor
Farinaceous
Body Color
Gray
White
Blue
Growth Form
Scattered, Gregarious
Nutrient Gathering
Saprophytic
Substrate
On soil
Occurence Habitats
Mixed Woodland
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Habitat of Midnight entoloma
Midnight entoloma can be found in mixed coniferous forests, mostly with coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens), tanbark-oak (Notholithocarpus densiflorus), red cedar (Thuja plicata), and Pacific madrone (Arbutus menziesii). Its fruitbodies will be found on the ground in the vicinity of its host tree, with which it exchanges essential nutrients in a symbiotic relationship.
