 Many entolomas are saprobic but some are mycorrhizal.The best-known member of the genus is the livid agaric ("Entoloma sinuatum"), responsible for a number of poisonings over the years in Europe and North America, and "Entoloma rhodopolium" in Japan.Some southern hemisphere species such as "Entoloma rodwayi" and "Entoloma viridomarginatum" from Australia, and "Entoloma hochstetteri" from New Zealand, are very colourful, with caps of unusual shades of green and blue-green.