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Fungi

Verdigris agaric

Stropharia aeruginosa

Poisonous: never pick it to eat.

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Verdigris agaric
Photo: James Lindsey, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

At a glance

Scientific name
Stropharia aeruginosa
Class
Agaricomycetes
Order
Agaricales
Family
Strophariaceae
Under the cap
Gills
Cap
Domed, Bell
Stem
Ring
Lives by
Breaking down dead matter
Season
Summer, Autumn
Habitat
Broadleaf forest, Conifer forest
Spore print
Purple-brown
Difficulty in WildGuessr
Hard

Did you know?

  • Its Latin name aeruginosa means verdigris-coloured, after the green patina on old copper.
  • A layer of slime covers the cap, and the blue-green colour fades to yellow as the mushroom ages.

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Classification, names and conservation status come from Wikidata (CC0), the photo from Wikimedia Commons. Wikidata Q1552361 · All fungi · All entries