Blue pinkgill
Entoloma hochstetteri
Foraging: Never eat a wild mushroom on a photo or an app’s word. Many deadly species look like edible ones.
About
Entoloma hochstetteri, also known as the blue pinkgill, sky-blue mushroom or similar names, is a species of mushroom that is native to New Zealand. The small mushroom is a distinctive all-blue colour, while the gills have a slight reddish tint from the spores. The blue colouring of the fruit body is due to azulene pigments. Whether Entoloma hochstetteri is poisonous or not is unknown.
- Family
- Entolomataceae
In the kitchen
Entoloma hochstetteri is not eaten by humans, as its edibility is unknown. It’s best to admire this beautiful blue mushroom in its natural habitat rather than trying to cook it.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
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- Name
- Entoloma hochstetteri
- Slug
- entoloma-hochstetteri
- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Family
- Entolomataceae
- Genus
- Entoloma
- Species
- hochstetteri
- Wikidata QID
- Q2602685
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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