Cap |
Frequently displaying a broad umbo, the cap
on Entoloma nitidum is dark steel blue and 3 to 5 cm in diameter. |
Gills
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White at first, becoming dirty salmon pink,
the gills are rather tick and moderately spaced. |
Spores |
Pale pink. |
Stipe |
Striped with blue fibres over a white base,
the parallel-sided stem turns brown as the fruiting body ages. |
Odour/taste |
Not distinctive. |
Habitat |
Usually in small groups or singly in moist
upland forests and occasionally in lowland areas. |
Season |
Summer and autumn. |
Occurrence |
Rare in lowland areas; occasional in the
uplands. |
Similar species |
- There are several 'blue' mushrooms in the Entoloma genus,
including Entoloma lazulinum and Entoloma serrulatum,
both of which are much smaller than Entoloma nitidum.
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