Tan pinkgill (Rhodocybe gemina)

Tan pinkgill, a reference photo — Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT · CC BY 3.0 (licence)

Rhodocybe gemina is a species of fungus in the family Entolomataceae. It has the recommended English name of tan pinkgill and produces agaricoid basidiocarps (fruit bodies) that are fleshy and cream when young, becoming brownish when mature.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Tan pinkgill being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Rhodocybe piperita
Rhodocybe roseiavellanea
Collybia irina
Hertzogia martiorum

Classification

Kingdom: Fungi
Phylum: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Entolomataceae
Genus: Rhodocybe
Species: Rhodocybe gemina

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