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Leptonia serrulata —  Blue-toothed Leptonia  — Entolomataceae


Small mushroom. Cap conical becoming convex at maturity, retaining an umbo, bluish-gray. Gills attached, white, minutely serrate along the blue-black margin.  Stalk slender and much longer than the cap is wide, colored as the cap, smooth. Saprophytic.
 

Synonym: Entoloma serrulatum
 
Habitat:  Solitary in conifer forests, often seen under Western Redcedar. 

Scent: Not distinctive

Spores: Pinkish

Season: Autumn



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Whitish gills, bluish-gray mushroom
Lake Ozette Sand Point Trail, ONP

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Tall stalk, umbo on cap
Lake Ozette Sand Point Trail, ONP

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