''Entoloma abortivum'', commonly known as the aborted entoloma or shrimp of the woods, is an mushroom in the

Entolomataceae The Entolomataceae are a family of fungi in the order Agaricales. The family contains eight genera and 2250 species, the majority of which are in ''Entoloma''. Basidiocarps (fruit bodies) are typically agaricoid (mushrooms with gills), but a mino ...

family of

fungi A fungus (: fungi , , , or ; or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and mold (fungus), molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as one ...

. First named ''Clitopilus abortivus'' by

Miles Joseph Berkeley Miles Joseph Berkeley (1 April 1803 – 30 July 1889) was an English cryptogamist and clergyman, and one of the founders of the science of plant pathology. Life Berkeley was born at Biggin Hall, Benefield, Northamptonshire, and educated at ...

and

Moses Ashley Curtis Moses Ashley Curtis (11 May 1808 – 10 April 1872) was a noted American botanist. Biography Curtis was born in Stockbridge, Massachusetts and educated at Williams College in Massachusetts. After graduating, he became a tutor for the children of ...

, it was given its current name by the Dutch mycologist

Marinus Anton Donk Marinus Anton Donk (14 August 1908 – 2 September 1972) was a Dutch mycology, mycologist. He specialized in the Taxonomy (biology), taxonomy and nomenclature of mushrooms. Rolf Singer wrote in his obituary that he was "one of the most outstandin ...

in 1949. The grayish cap is up to wide. The stem is up to 9 cm long and thick. The smell is mealy and the

spore print 300px, Making a spore print of the mushroom ''Volvariella volvacea'' shown in composite: (photo lower half) mushroom cap laid on white and dark paper; (photo upper half) cap removed after 24 hours showing warm orange ("tussock") color spore print. ...

is pinkish. It was once believed that the honey mushroom, ''

Armillaria mellea ''Armillaria mellea'', commonly known as honey fungus, is an edible basidiomycete fungus in the genus ''Armillaria''. It is a plant pathogen and part of a cryptic species complex of closely related and Morphology (biology), morphologically simila ...

'', was parasitizing the ''Entoloma'', but research has indicated that the inverse is true—the ''Entoloma'' parasitizes the honey mushroom. In Mexico it is called ''Totlcoxcatl'' ('turkey wattle') due to its irregular shape. Caution should be used in identifying the species before eating, with similar species such as ''

Entoloma sinuatum ''Entoloma sinuatum'' (common name, commonly known as the livid entoloma, livid agaric, livid pinkgill, leaden entoloma, and lead poisoner) is a poisonous mushroom found across Europe and North America. Some guidebooks refer to it by its older ...

'' being poisonous.

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* Entolomataceae Edible fungi Fungi described in 1859 Fungi of North America Taxa named by Miles Joseph Berkeley Fungus species {{Agaricales-stub

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