Livid pinkgill
Entoloma sinuatum · 毒粉褶菌
Rare粉褶菌科⚠️ Poisonous
Reference sources list this as a poisonous mushroom.
The same species can be described differently across regions and stages of maturity, and countless look-alike species cannot be told apart by eye. Never use the information on this page to judge whether a real mushroom is safe to eat.
How to Tell
- Gills white at first, turning pink at maturity
- Cap grayish white to pale yellowish brown, large, margin slightly wavy
- Smells of flour; grows in hardwood forests
ID notes are compiled by AI from public sources, not reviewed by a mycologist, for learning only — never a basis for foraging.
Basics
- Family
- 粉褶菌科
- Hymenium
- Gills
- Grows On
- Mycorrhizal
- How Big
- 6–20 cm (cap diameter)
- Encounter Rate
- Rare
- Habitat
- Oak and beech woodland
Easily Confused With
Wood blewitWood blewit is lilac throughout with lilac gills; livid pinkgill is grey-white with gills turning from white to pink.
Charcoal burnerCharcoal burner has a brittle stem that snaps cleanly and white gills; livid pinkgill has a fibrous stem and gills that turn pink.
Deer shieldDeer shield grows on rotting wood and has free gills; livid pinkgill grows on soil and has sinuate gills.
Poison pieLivid pinkgill's gills turn pink with age and it smells of flour; poison pie has pale brown gills, a radish smell and a slimy cap.Fun Fact
One of the species behind the most mass-poisoning incidents in Europe. Its gills turn flesh-pink with age, and its spore print is pink — the shared signature of the Entoloma genus.