Blue edge pinkgill is an unusual mushroom with its bluish-black cap. Small scales on the cap’s center make it easily distinguishable from other blue-capped mushrooms. It’s found in overgrown pastures and open conifer or broadleaf forests.
Cap Diameter:
1 - 4 cm
Odor:
Slightly mealy, not particularly distinctive.
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Attributes
Similar Species
Tips for Finding
Clean and Preserve
Common Questions
General Info About Blue edge pinkgill
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Attributes of Blue edge pinkgill
Cap Diameter
1 - 4 cm
Height
4 - 7 cm
Cap
Cap 1 - 3 cm across; convex; black, bluish, gray; with radially fibrillose-silky or finely scaly; margin finely lined
Cap Shape
Convex, Depressed
Cap Surfaces
Fibrillose-scaly, Visible lines or stripes
Gills
Adnate; close; whitish or pale bluish gray, pinkish
Gill Attachment
Attached
Stem
Stem 2 - 4 cm long, 2 - 3 mm thick; black to bluish black, fading to gray
Stem Shapes
Cylindrical
Stem Surfaces
Smooth
Stem Cross Sections
Hollow or cottony hollow
Flesh
Thin; fragile; pale, grayish
Ring
Ringless
Spore Print Color
Pink
Odor
Slightly mealy, not particularly distinctive.
Body Color
Black
Gray
White
Blue
Flesh Bruises
The flesh or milk does not discolor when bruised or cut.
