Blue Pinkgill Mushroom

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Recently, a burst of rare and colourful Blue Pinkgill fungi has been documented in the Kagaznagar forest division of the Komaram Bheem Asifabad district, of Telangana.

About Blue Pinkgill Mushroom

• It is referred as “sky-blue mushroom,” (scientific name: Entoloma hochstetteri) this genus of mushrooms has pink to purplish hues in their gills.
• It a species native to New Zealand and famously featured on the country’s $50 note.
• Appearance of Blue Pinkgill Mushroom
  • It is vivid blue mushroom, its colour derived from rare azulene pigments,
  • Some are small, with a distinctive all-blue colour and slightly reddish-tinted gills from spores, thanks to azulene pigments.
  • They have caps that can be flat or funnel-shaped, pink or white gills and stems that may be centrally or laterally attached.
  • The spore print is typically pink to salmon-coloured, which helps in identification.
• Habitat: It is common in forests across New Zealand, where it grows in the ground between litter in the broadleaf forest.
• The Blue Pinkgill mushroom appears during the monsoon when the forest cover reaches saturation due to abundant rainfall, which creates perfect soil conditions for mushrooms to grow and thrive.

Source: NIE

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