About Entoloma conferendum (Britzelm.) Noordel.
Entoloma conferendum, commonly called the Star Pinkgill, produces agaricoid basidiocarps that reach up to 80 mm (3 in) in total height. Its cap is conical when young, becoming convex with age, and grows up to 60 mm (2.5 in) across. The cap surface is smooth, striate at the margins when moist, and ranges in color from grey-brown to ochraceous brown. The lamellae (gills) are white when young, turning pink as spores develop. The stipe (stem) is smooth, slender, and marked by conspicuous silvery striations, which are often slightly twisted, and it lacks a ring. This species produces a pink spore print. Under microscopic observation, its spores are multi-angled and stellate, inamyloid, and measure approximately 7.5 to 13 μm across. The Star Pinkgill is common and widespread across Europe. Like many other European pinkgills, it typically grows in old, agriculturally unimproved short-sward grassland such as pastures and lawns, though it may occasionally be found in woodland and bogs. It has also been reported from North America.
