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Entoloma nitidum

 
This dark steel-blue mushroom grows singly or in small groups in deciduous woodland. It is most common at high altitude but does occasionally occur in lowland forests.

Identification guide

Cap

Frequently displaying a broad umbo, the cap on Entoloma nitidum is dark steel blue and 3 to 5 cm in diameter.

Gills

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

  1. 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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