Verdigris navel is a small, distinctive fungus known for its unusual blue-green cap, which can vary in color intensity. Its habitat often includes mossy or grassy areas, particularly on wood debris. This mushroom typically appears in the late summer to fall. Its gills are spaced and form a special structure at the center of its underside.
Cap Diameter:
1 - 2.5 cm
Odor:
Mildly mushroomy but not distinctive.
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Attributes
Similar Species
Tips for Finding
Clean and Preserve
Common Questions
General Info About Verdigris navel
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Attributes of Verdigris navel
Cap Diameter
1 - 2.5 cm
Height
2 - 3 cm
Cap
1 - 2.5 cm across; dark green, pale buff; moist, smooth or somewhat wrinkled; margin elevated, margin striate when fading
Gills
Decurrent; subdistant to distant; pale greenish, becoming pale buff colored when old
Gill Attachment
Decurrent
Stem
2-3 cm x 0.2-0.3 cm; equal or the top widened, hollow; colored as cap or more blackish, not fading; bald, dull
Stem Shapes
Cylindrical
Flesh
Thin; watery, fragile; dark greenish near cap surface, whitish near gills, grayish blue
Ring
Ringless
Spore Print Color
White
Odor
Mildly mushroomy but not distinctive.
Body Color
Green
Cyan
Flesh Bruises
The flesh or milk does not discolor when bruised or cut.
