It is not known how the vivid blue colour is made, if the mushroom has mindaltering properties or even if it is edible. It is sometimes common in lowland coniferbroadleaf forests. Pithomyces chartarum is an exotic microfungus that you will never see that decomposes dead grass. Entoloma exiguum, a new species of subgenus claudopus entolomataceae, agaricales from spain article pdf available in persoonia molecular phylogeny and evolution of fungi 171. Click to enlarge the iconic bright blue mushroom or werewerekokako entoloma hochstetteri is a common mushroom throughout new. Entoloma hochstetteri nest pas comestible, mais on ne sait pas sil est ou non toxique.
Entoloma hochstetteri, which appears on the fifty dollar note. Entoloma hochstetteri mushroom cultivation shroomery. Entoloma entoloma a group of toadstools may be included in fed on by relations listed under the following higher taxa. The sky blue mushroom is not edible and whether it is poisonous or not is. Found on both the north and south islands of new zealand, it is associated with podocarpus and nothofagus woodlands. The bright skyblue colour of entoloma hochstetteri resembles the blue wattle of the kokako bird.
Entoloma abortivum is a steely gray entolomatoid mushroom found near decaying wood in eastern north americas hardwood forests. Entoloma is a genus of pinkspored fungi, of which this species is the largest. Given its iconic stature, entoloma hochstetteri is featured on the reverse side of the. Entoloma abortivum basidiomycota agaricales entolomataceae entoloma. Wikimedia commons har media som ror entoloma hochstetteri. Agaricales mushrooms and toadstools fungi true fungi macromycetes larger fungi, macrofungi fungi s. Please click for the rest of tom volks pages on fungi my former student, bernadette oreilly, is now at duke university getting her ph. This is an incomplete list of species in the genus entoloma. Youll gain access to additional forums, file attachments, board customizations, encrypted private messages, and much more. You are experiencing a small sample of what the site has to offer. The blue coloring of the fruit body is due to three azulene pigments. Entoloma hochstetteri mushroom at lake mahinapua, new. Found late september in hardwood and conifer woods in lowland area that remains moist in dry conditions. Most have a drab appearance, pink gills which are attached to the stem, a smooth thick cap, and angular spores.
But very little is know about entoloma hochstetteri. Entolomatoid mushrooms basidiomycota agaricales entolomataceae. Entolomataceae, agaricales,a remarkable blue mushroom from yunnan province, china article pdf available in turkish journal of botany 415. Was growing in a leafy bed up in the mountain range. Whether entoloma hochstetteri is poisonous or not is unknown. Entoloma medianox, a new name for a common species on. Most people are attracted to it by its amazing color and either leave with the mushroom its self or a picture.
Survey of the grassland fungi of the vice county of west. Entoloma is a large genus of terrestrial pinkgilled mushrooms, with about 1,000 species. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. Entoloma stockier, drab, greasy capped brownishgrey mushrooms. Survey of the grassland fungi of the vice county of west cork david mitchel october november 2007 this project has received support from the heritage council under the 2007 wildlife grant scheme grant reference no. Entoloma hochstetteri even though its a mushroom and its not a green plant this fungi feeds from water and sunlight. Schwarz, index fungorum, 220, 2015 abstract the western north american taxon long referred to as entoloma bloxamii or e. The bestknown member of the genus is the livid agaric entoloma sinuatum, responsible for a number of poisonings over the years in europe.
Pouzarella are recognized in china and a key to these species is provided. Many entolomas are saprobic but some are mycorrhizal. Occurring in parks or deciduous woodlands in late summer and autumn, it has an ivory to light greybrown cap up to 20 cm 8 in across, with a whitish stem and pink free gills. Blue mushroom fungi te ara encyclopedia of new zealand. The small mushroom is a distinctive allblue colour, while the gills have a slight reddish tint from the spores. Entoloma hochstetteri 14 bizarre and beautiful mushrooms. Whether entoloma hochstetteri is poisonous or not is unknown the maori name for the blue mushroom is werewerekokako because the. Train crossing the tadami river near the village of mishima in japan nuttapoom amornpasharagetty images bing united states wallpaper.
Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Entoloma lucense, a new species in subgenus omphaliopsis. It features a cap that is at first convex with an inrolled margin, and later more or less flat. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. It may be mistaken for the edible st georges mushroom calocybe gambosa, or miller. Found in new zealand and india, this tiny mushroom is easily recognized by its vivid blue color, which comes from three azulene pigments. Entoloma hochstetteri is a species of mushroom found in new zealand, south america brazil and india.
Pileus 3550 mm, broadly conical to conica, edges inturnedl. Entoloma hochstetteri ingar i slaktet entoloma och familjen entolomataceae. This is the iconic blue fungi of new zealand the species can very from very bright blue to a the dull blue to almost gray in colour. Whether entoloma hochstetteri is poisonous or not is. Entoloma medianox, a new name for a common species on the pacific coast of north america christian schwarz cfs. Cap characteristics and overall size varies greatly. The mushrooms in this group have pink spore prints, gills that are attached to the stem, and spores that are angular, warted, or ribbed.
For the most part they are saprobes that help decompose forest litter, which means that they usually grow on the ground. Entoloma hochstetteri is a species of mushroom found in new zealand and india. According to a standard reference book, the genus contains about species. Posts about entoloma hochstetteri written by sporesmouldsandfungi. It is not known how the vivid blue colour is made, if the mushroom has mind. Nonetheless, it is one of the most remarkable fungi to be encountered in the forests of new zealand, its native habitat. Hygrophorus cyaneus berkeley 3 d, 4, 16, 27 entoloma hochstetteri reichardt stevenson no specimens have been preserved but a well executed painting of this distinctive fungus by j. The gills are grayish at first, but become pink with maturity, and they. A contribution towards the revision of the agaricales fungi. Please login or register to post messages and view our exclusive membersonly content. Edibility of this beautiful mushroom is unknown and it may be poisonous as many of the genus entoloma are. Entoloma hochstetteri ar en svampart 4 som forst beskrevs av reichardt, och fick sitt nu gallande namn av g. Stipe 50 to 100 x 35 mm, cylindrica attenuateded to the top. The blue colouring of the fruit body is due to three azulene pigments.
A distinctive mushroom unique to new zealand could be used to colour everything from smarties to eye shadow in products sold around the world. The werewerekokako or entoloma hochstetteri is endemic to new zealand. Common at mount holdsworth although the local variant pictured is a much lighter blue than is found elsewhere in nz. This bright blue entoloma has, at times, been called entoloma virescens although that name is also a synonym for a completely different fungus, inocephalus virescens.
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