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Fungi: Basidiomycota: Agaricomycetes: Agaricales: Entolomataceae: Entoloma rhodopolium (Fr.) P. Kumm., 1871

Entoloma rhodopolium – Wood pinkgill

Synonyms: Agaricus nidorosus, Agaricus rhodopolius, Entoloma nidorosum, Entoloma speculum, Rhodophyllus nidorosus, Rhodophyllus rhodopolius.

Common name: wood pinkgill.

Russian names: Entoloma prodavlennaya, Entoloma rozovo-seraya.

Extract from Wikipedia article: Entoloma rhodopolium, commonly known as the wood pinkgill, is a poisonous mushroom found in Europe and Asia. In fact, it is one of the three most commonly implicated fungi in cases of mushroom poisoning in Japan (Other two are Omphalotus japonicus and Tricholoma ustale). E. rhodopolium is often mistaken for edible mushroom, E. sarcopum. Symptoms are predominantly gastrointestinal in nature, though muscarine, muscaridine, and choline have been isolated as toxic agents.

AI-generated description

Entoloma rhodopolium is a species of fungus that belongs to the family Entolomataceae. It is characterized by its pinkish-red cap and white gills. In St. Petersburg and Leningrad Oblast, it typically grows in coniferous and mixed forests, often associated with mosses and lichens. In north-western Russia, it has been found in similar habitats, including sandy soils and heathlands, usually fruiting from July to September. The fungus is considered rare in the region, but can be locally abundant in suitable environments.

Photos of this mushroom from the area of St. Petersburg, Russia

Wood pinkgill mushrooms (<B>Entoloma rhodopolium</B>)(?) near Dibuny, north-west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, <A HREF="../date-en/2016-08-18.htm">August 18, 2016</A>
LinkWood pinkgill mushrooms (Entoloma rhodopolium)(?) near Dibuny, north-west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 18, 2016
Location on mapsUnnamed Road, g. Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 197758
Wood pinkgill mushrooms (<B>Entoloma rhodopolium</B>)(?) in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, <A HREF="../date-en/2016-08-25.htm">August 25, 2016</A>
LinkWood pinkgill mushrooms (Entoloma rhodopolium)(?) in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 25, 2016
Wood pinkgill mushrooms (<B>Entoloma rhodopolium</B>)(?) near Dibuny, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, <A HREF="../date-en/2016-09-07.htm">September 7, 2016</A>
LinkWood pinkgill mushrooms (Entoloma rhodopolium)(?) near Dibuny, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 7, 2016
Location on mapsZapadniy Skorostnoy Diameter, g. Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 197758
Wood pinkgill mushrooms (<B>Entoloma rhodopolium</B>) in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, <A HREF="../date-en/2017-09-13.htm">September 13, 2017</A>
LinkWood pinkgill mushrooms (Entoloma rhodopolium) in Sosnovka Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 13, 2017
Location on mapsListvennaya Ulitsa, St Petersburg, Russia, 194354
Wood pinkgill mushrooms (<B>Entoloma rhodopolium</B>) in Blizhnie Dubki area near Lisiy Nos, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, <A HREF="../date-en/2017-09-21.htm">September 21, 2017</A>
LinkWood pinkgill mushrooms (Entoloma rhodopolium) in Blizhnie Dubki area near Lisiy Nos, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 21, 2017
Location on mapsPrimorskoye Shosse, 16, Lisy Nos, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 197755
Group of wood pinkgill mushrooms (<B>Entoloma rhodopolium</B>) in Blizhnie Dubki area near Lisiy Nos, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, <A HREF="../date-en/2017-09-21.htm">September 21, 2017</A>
LinkGroup of wood pinkgill mushrooms (Entoloma rhodopolium) in Blizhnie Dubki area near Lisiy Nos, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 21, 2017
Location on mapsPolyanskaya Doroga, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 197755
Wood pinkgill mushrooms (<B>Entoloma rhodopolium</B>) in a coastal forest between Lisiy Nos and Olgino, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, <A HREF="../date-en/2018-09-06.htm">September 6, 2018</A>
LinkWood pinkgill mushrooms (Entoloma rhodopolium) in a coastal forest between Lisiy Nos and Olgino, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 6, 2018
Location on mapsPrimorskoye Shosse, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 197755

AI-generated summary of observations

Observations of Entoloma rhodopolium were made in various locations in Leningrad Oblast and north-western Russia. The fungus was found near Dibuny, west of Saint Petersburg, on August 18, 2016, and again on September 7, 2016. It was also spotted in Sosnovka Park, Saint Petersburg, on August 25, 2016, and September 13, 2017. Additionally, the fungus was observed in the Blizhnie Dubki area near Lisiy Nos, west of Saint Petersburg, on September 21, 2017, and in a coastal forest between Lisiy Nos and Olgino on September 6, 2018. The observations suggest that Entoloma rhodopolium can be found in the region during late summer to early fall, often growing in groups in woodland areas. The fungus appears to be relatively common in the area, with multiple sightings over several years.

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Acknowledgements

Russian web-forums Planeta Gribov, V Kontakte, and Griby Sredney Polosy for learning names of local mushrooms.

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