''Leptonia'' has been defined as a genus of small and medium sized pink-spored mushrooms that contains over 100 species. They are saprotrophic and most grow on the ground, but some are found on wood. The cap is thin and can be convex, plane, often depressed and usually has small scales. The gills are widely spaced, usually having adnexed to

adnate Adnate may refer to: * Adnation, in botany, the fusion of two or more whorls of a flower * Adnate, in mycology, a classification of lamellae (gills) * Conjoined twins Conjoined twins – sometimes popularly referred to as Siamese twins – are ...

attachment (rarely they can be a little decurrent) and the

stalk Stalk or stalking may refer to: Behaviour * Stalk, the stealthy approach (phase) of a predator towards its prey * Stalking, an act of intrusive behaviour or unwanted attention towards a person * Deer stalking, the pursuit of deer for sport Biol ...

is fragile. The spores are angular and are flesh colored to pink. Some ''Leptonia'' species have distinctive colors such as black, blue, green, yellow, and violet, but even these are difficult to identify. Most modern taxonomic authorities do not recognize ''Leptonia'' as a genus in its own right, but only as a subgenus of ''Entoloma''. Although little is known about the edibility of mushrooms of this group, some are known to be poisonous. Data produced by the molecular study by Moncalvo in 2002, has species of ''

Nolanea ''Nolanea'' is a genus of small gray to brown pink-spored mushrooms that are mostly saprotrophic and grow on the ground. The cap can be conical, convex or umbonate in shape, often with a silky top. The gills have adnexed to adnate attachment ( ...

'', ''Leptonia'' and ''

Inocephalus The mushroom genera in the family Entolomataceae collectively contain over 1500 species, the large majority of which are in '' Entoloma''. There have been many different classifications of this group, and so the table below includes not only genera ...

'' interspersed with various ''Entoloma'' species in a broadly monophyletic entolomatoid group.Moncalvo JM, et al. 2002. One hundred and seventeen clades of euagarics. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 23:357–400. Available from
http://www.botany.utoronto.ca/faculty/moncalvo/117clade.pdf

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Leptonia ambigua ''Leptonia'' has been defined as a genus of small and medium sized pink-spored mushrooms that contains over 100 species. They are saprotrophic and most grow on the ground, but some are found on wood. The cap is thin and can be convex, plane, of ...

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Leptonia bispora ''Leptonia'' has been defined as a genus of small and medium sized pink-spored mushrooms that contains over 100 species. They are saprotrophic and most grow on the ground, but some are found on wood. The cap is thin and can be convex, plane, of ...

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Leptonia boardinghousensis ''Leptonia'' has been defined as a genus of small and medium sized pink-spored mushrooms that contains over 100 species. They are saprotrophic and most grow on the ground, but some are found on wood. The cap is thin and can be convex, plane, of ...

'' *''

Leptonia carnea ''Entoloma subcarneum'' (or ''Leptonia carnea'') is a mushroom native to the Pacific northwest in the United States, belonging to sub-genus ''Leptonia ''Leptonia'' has been defined as a genus of small and medium sized pink-spored mushrooms th ...

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Leptonia foliomarginata ''Leptonia'' has been defined as a genus of small and medium sized pink-spored mushrooms that contains over 100 species. They are saprotrophic and most grow on the ground, but some are found on wood. The cap is thin and can be convex, plane, of ...

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Leptonia newlingii ''Leptonia'' has been defined as a genus of small and medium sized pink-spored mushrooms that contains over 100 species. They are saprotrophic and most grow on the ground, but some are found on wood. The cap is thin and can be convex, plane, of ...

'' – Australia *''

Leptonia occidentalis ''Leptonia'' has been defined as a genus of small and medium sized pink-spored mushrooms that contains over 100 species. They are saprotrophic and most grow on the ground, but some are found on wood. The cap is thin and can be convex, plane, of ...

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Leptonia omphalinoides ''Leptonia'' has been defined as a genus of small and medium sized pink-spored mushrooms that contains over 100 species. They are saprotrophic and most grow on the ground, but some are found on wood. The cap is thin and can be convex, plane, of ...

'' *''

Leptonia quinquecolor ''Leptonia'' has been defined as a genus of small and medium sized pink-spored mushrooms that contains over 100 species. They are saprotrophic and most grow on the ground, but some are found on wood. The cap is thin and can be convex, plane, of ...

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Leptonia sabulosa ''Leptonia'' has been defined as a genus of small and medium sized pink-spored mushrooms that contains over 100 species. They are saprotrophic and most grow on the ground, but some are found on wood. The pileus (mycology), cap is thin and can be ...

'' – Australia *''

Leptonia subpanniculus ''Leptonia'' has been defined as a genus of small and medium sized pink-spored mushrooms that contains over 100 species. They are saprotrophic and most grow on the ground, but some are found on wood. The cap is thin and can be convex, plane, ...

'' – Australia *'' Leptonia substricta'' – Australia *'' Leptonia umbraphila'' *'' Indigo Blue Leptonia''

References

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''Leptonia incana'' - Green leptonia
{{Taxonbar, from=Q6528224 Agaricales genera Entolomataceae

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