Big Blue Pinkgill (Entoloma bloxamii)
Key Details
| Taxonomic Groups: | Fungus or lichen > fungus > Fungus |
| Red List Status: | (Not Relevant) [(not listed)(nr)] |
| D5 Status: | |
| Section 41 Status: | (not listed) |
| Taxa Included Synonym: | (none) |
| UKSI Recommended Name: | Entoloma bloxamii s. lat. |
| UKSI Recommended Authority: | (not specified) |
| UKSI Recommended Qualifier: | (none specified) |
| Red List Citation: | (not listed) |
| Notes on taxonomy/listing: | (none) |
Criteria
| Question 1: | Does species need conservation or recovery in England? |
| Response: | Yes |
| Justification: | Records have been divided now between 4(5) newly described species (2018) since being assessed out of the proposed 2006 redlist (retained in the Annex) |
| Question 2: | Does recovery/ conservation depend on species-specific actions? |
| Response: | Yes |
| Justification: | Due to the recent revision and splitting of this species (now 5 species), the populations of each new species need to be identified, mapped and have their national status assessed separately so that conservation actions can be planned where needed. |
| Question 3: | At a landscape scale, would the species benefit from untargeted habitat management to increase habitat mosaics, structural diversity, or particular successional stages? |
| Response: | No |
| Justification: | There is no evidence that an increase in the structural diversity of the habitat will directly benefit this species. |
Species Assessment
| Current step on the Species Recovery Curve (SRC): | 2. Biological status assessment exists |
| Recovery potential/expectation: | Unknown |
| National Monitoring Resource: | Combination - insufficient |
| Species Comments: | Since being included as an S41 species and being assessed (2006), records for this species are now known to include at least 5 separate species (4 named). Without doubt, an increase in the amount of, and protection of existing unimproved, well grazed grassland will improve the recovery of this species. |
Key Actions
Key Action 1
Proposed Action: A schedule of targeted surveys, revisiting sites with records of E.bloxamii s.l. should be carried out to ascertain the distribution and populations sizes of each of the newly separated species.
Action targets: 2. Biological status assessment exists
Action type: Status survey/review
Duration: 3-5 years
Scale of Implementation: ≤ 20 sites
High priority sites: N/A
Comments:
Key Action 2
Proposed Action: targeted land management advice should be provided stressing the importance of grazing regimes and explaining other current best practice methods of grassland fungi habitat management for this species and its assemblage.
Action targets: 7. Best approach adopted at appropriate scales
Action type: Status survey/review
Duration: 1 year
Scale of Implementation: National
High priority sites: N/A
Comments: As no IUCN recognised assessment exists for this species, this action should be prioritised.
Key Action 3
Proposed Action: Recognition of waxcap grasslands as a priority habitat
Action targets: 7. Best approach adopted at appropriate scales
Action type: Legal protection
Duration: Unknown
Scale of Implementation: National
High priority sites: Not applicable
Comments: Majority of waxcap grassland where this species is found are outside of SSSIs and not protected. Tree planting is the greatest threat to this spp, but rarely considered
Acknowledgment:
Data used on this website are adapted from Threatened species recovery actions 2025 baseline (JP065): Technical report and spreadsheet user guide (Natural England, 2025). Available here.