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Blue mushroom (1st of 3)

Blue mushroom (1st of 3)

The bright sky-blue colour of Enteloma hochstetteri resembles the blue wattle of the kōkako bird; hence the Māori name for this fungus, werewere-kōkako. It is sometimes common in lowland conifer–broadleaf forests.

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Landcare Research - Manaaki Whenua
Photograph by Peter Buchanan

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