Blue-bruising gilled fungus.

[Gerel]

Hi all,

Another one that's got me beat.



Found this today on very acid upland grazing (almost a peat bog and may have been one before drainage).

The cap was about 30mm across. No remarkable smell. The top is as I found it, the elements had peeled anyway half of the cuticle.

The most distinctive feature was that the stipe, where I'd picked it had, bruised blue/green. The only species that seems to turn up displaying this is one of the unmentionables (P. cyanescens) but the habitat and the peeling cuticle would appear to rule that out.

Any thoughts,

Steve

[FungiJohn]

Hi Steve

This looks very much like the Verdigris Agaric - Stropharia aeruginosa

John

[Chris Yeates]

Originally Posted by FungiJohn

Hi Steve

This looks very much like the Verdigris Agaric - Stropharia aeruginosa

John

I agree with Stropharia, but this looks much more like Stropharia pseudocyanea (and the grass around it would suggest it's come from the typical tallish damp grass habitat of that species)

cheers

Chris

[Ken Burgess]

Originally Posted by Chris Yeates

I agree with Stropharia, but this looks much more like Stropharia pseudocyanea

Yes, I'd agree with that. The washed out colours of the cap are typical. Also has a distinctive smell... but hard to detect from the photo.