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| synonyms: Entoloma chalybeum var. lazulinum, Leptonia lazulina, Rhodophyllus lazulinus, Schwarzblauer Zartling |
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| location: Europe |
| edibility: Poisonous/Suspect |
| fungus colour: Blue, Violet or purple, Black or blackish |
| normal size: Less than 5cm |
| cap type: Convex to shield shaped |
| spore colour: Pink |
| habitat: Grows on the ground, Found in fields, lawns or on roadsides
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Entoloma lazulinum (Pers. Ex Fr.) Hesl. syn. Leptonia lazulina (Fr.) Quél. syn. Rhodophyllus lazulinus (Fr.) Quél. New syn. Entoloma chalybeum var. lazulinum Schwarzblauer Zartling. Cap 1–2cm across, convex, blackish-blue, almost black at disc, covered in darker radiating fibres, margin striate. Stem 30–40 x 1–2mm, dark blue to blue-black or violet-blue. Flesh thin, dark blue. Smell strongly mushroomy. Gills at first deep bright blue or blue-grey becoming more pink with age. Spore print pink. Spores angularly oblong, 10–12 x 6.5–8um. Habitat grassland and heaths. Season autumn. Occasional – more common in the North and West. Poisonous. Found In Europe.
The collection illustrated shows caps which are more conical than those found typically. |
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Branislav Uzelac (Yugoslavia) - 17 March 2024
photo by Ljubimir Ljushtina from Serbia
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