




entoloma quadratum
The Salmon Pinkgill is a colorful mushroom that can often be found in forests and grassy areas. Its bright pink color and unique shape make it a fun find for little explorers!
Hábitat: Forests and grassy areas
The Salmon Pinkgill has a salmon-orange to brownish cap that can be bell-shaped or convex, often with an irregular or somewhat squarish outline. Its most distinct feature is the vibrant salmon-pink gills beneath the cap, which are widely spaced and attached to the stem. The stem is usually slender and the same color as the cap.





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It is part of the huge *Entoloma* family, with over 1,000 different species!
Its scientific name, *quadratum*, refers to its often squarish cap or angular spores!
This mushroom's gills become darker pink as it matures because of its colored spores.
Though beautiful, many of its close relatives are known to be poisonous!
Salmon Pinkgill has the ability to break down dead organic matter because of its saprobic nature, helping to recycle nutrients.
Salmon Pinkgill can spread its pink spores from its distinctive gills that help them reproduce and colonize new areas.
Salmon Pinkgill has uniquely angular spores that help them differentiate from other mushroom types when examined closely.
Quercus alba
decomposes its fallen leaves and dead wood.
Acer rubrum
absorbs nutrients from its decaying organic matter.

Arion ater
slimy slugs sometimes munch on its fruiting bodies.
Los animales solitarios viven solos durante la mayor parte de su vida y solo interactúan con otros para aparearse o cuidar de sus crías.
Colorido describe a organismos u objetos que exhiben una amplia variedad de colores brillantes y distintivos.
Los hábitats boscosos son entornos terrestres dominados por una densa cubierta arbórea, que sustentan una gran diversidad de vida animal y vegetal.
Describe a los organismos que descomponen la materia orgánica muerta, reciclando los nutrientes de vuelta al ecosistema.
Los animales diurnos están activos principalmente durante el día y suelen descansar o dormir por la noche.
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3-10 cm
inedible
2-6 cm
Forests and grassy areas
soil
Late summer to fall
Pink
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