Species details
Verdigris agaric
Stropharia aeruginosa
Conditional / expert preparation
Photo: Jamain · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Photo source · License
Description
A very slimy blue-green gilled mushroom with a grooved ring and violet-brown mature gills; the source lists it as edible, while FungiTrail remains cautious.
Identification features
The cap is 3–8 cm wide, bell-shaped to expanded, very slimy, blue-green and edged with white veil remnants. The stem is greenish and fibrous-scaly below the ring.
Identification checklist
Check the very slimy blue-green cap, veil remnants on the margin, grooved ring and dark violet-brown spore print.
How to separate similar species
Other blue-green Stropharia can be very similar. FungiTrail therefore does not recommend food decisions from a photo alone.
Habitat
Grows on decaying wood and organically rich soil from spring to late autumn.
Fruiting period
May, June, July, August, September, October, November
Similar species
- Stropharia caerulea
- Stropharia cyanea
- Protostropharia semiglobata