This is the iconic blue fungi of New Zealand the species can very from very bright blue to a the dull blue to almost gray in colour.
Pileus 35-50 mm, broadly conical to conica, edges inturnedl. light blue to dark blue some times fadding at the top.
Lamellae adnexed to sub free, concolorous taking on a pinkish hue as spores mature.
Stipe 50 to 100 x 3-5 mm, cylindrica attenuateded to the top, concolorous.
Odour and Taste not distinctive.
Chemical reactions on pileus: KOH - light redish brown. HCl - yellowish.
Spores pink, 11-15 x 11-14 µm, cuboid.
Ecology: Scattered; saprobic on soil among litter in broadleaved-conifer forests and Nothofagus Forests.
Leptonia or Entoloma, need to do more research. Fuscus, dry cap, dark grey-blye step, growing in redwood duff next to a stream.
The Entolomataceae, also known as Rhodophyllacae are a large family of pink spored terrestrial gilled mushrooms which includes the genera Entoloma, Leptonia, Nolanea, and Clitopilus. Mushrooms in the Entolomataceae typically grow in woodlands or grassy areas and have attached gills, differentiating them from the Pluteaceae which have free gills.
