Leptonia serrulata
Key to Gilled Mushrooms KeyThis is a key to gilled mushrooms, that is, mushrooms having a definite cap with a fertile surface consisting of gills. The fruiting body usually also has a stem, although that may be lateral or absent (usually, then, the mushroom is growing from wood). You can use this key to identify mushrooms that you find.
Agaricales OrderFruiting body containing fibers (usually in the stalk)
Pink Spored SuborderSpores pink or reddish
Entolomataceae Family
Leptonia GenusCap up to 2" across; broadly convex; usually slightly scaly, but not silky; either
black or very dark blue or purple and slightly iridescent, or
(very rarely) brightly colored, or
(equally rarely) a little of each
Sometimes smelling awful or like bubble gum, but not like bleach
Stalk fragile, fibrous
Typical Leptonias SectionNeither smell nor cap color (some shade of greyish brown) interesting
Here are the characters that distinguish this species from the others in its group. For its more general characters, see higher up on the page.
If there's just a few words or a microscopic feature here, a more thorough description can be found above.
Diagnosis
- Gills whitish at first (greying in maturity), with finely serrated blue-black edges
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Cap bluish black, fading to greyish purple; up to 1 1/2" across, with stem 2-3 times as long, concolorous
Microscropic Characters
- Spores 9-12 x 6-8 µm, typically 5- to 7-sided
