Sky-blue mushroom
Entoloma hochstetteri · 霍氏粉褶菌
Rare粉褶菌科❓ Edibility Unknown
Edibility is unknown and should be treated as poisonous.
The same species can be described differently across regions and stages of maturity, and countless look-alike species cannot be told apart by eye. Never use the information on this page to judge whether a real mushroom is safe to eat.
How to Tell
- Entirely bright blue, cap conical
- Gills blue with red edges
- Grows in the forests of New Zealand and India
ID notes are compiled by AI from public sources, not reviewed by a mycologist, for learning only — never a basis for foraging.
Basics
- Family
- 粉褶菌科
- Hymenium
- Gills
- Grows On
- Leaf Litter
- How Big
- 2–4 cm (cap diameter)
- Encounter Rate
- Rare
- Habitat
- Southern beech forests of New Zealand
Fun Fact
It's printed on New Zealand's fifty-dollar note. Its indigo blue comes from three rare azulene pigments — true blue is scarce in nature.