Livid Pinkgill

EntolomataceaePoisonous

FamilyEntolomataceae

EdibilityPoisonous

HabitatDeciduous forest edges

SeasonSummer-Autumn

About the Livid Pinkgill

Entoloma sinuatum, a chunky tan to white mushroom regularly mistaken for St Georges mushroom, wood blewit or pale parasols. Causes brutal vomiting and diarrhea lasting days; every year brings hospitalizations across Europe. Young gills whiten before turning pink. A textbook example of why habitat and season matter.

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