DSC_1985 Sky-blue toadstool or werewere-kokako (Entoloma hochstetteri) a pale form of the incomparible blue mushroom. Found in lowland mixed broadleaf forest, particularly beneath podocarps or tree ferns. The Metabolomics lab at the University of Auckland has been researching the biological properties of the blue pigment in this fungi, which may one day be used as a natural blue food colouring. Lake Brunner *
DSC_1999 Sky-blue toadstool or werewere-kokako (Entoloma hochstetteri) the incomparible blue mushroom. Found in lowland mixed broadleaf forest, particularly beneath podocarps or tree ferns. The Metabolomics lab at the University of Auckland has been researching the biological properties of the blue pigment in this fungi, which may one day be used as a natural blue food colouring. Lake Brunner *
DSC_2308 Sky-blue toadstool or werewere-kokako (Entoloma hochstetteri) fragments on forest floor. Always an exciting find regardless of whether you have seen it before. Found in lowland mixed broadleaf forest, particularly beneath podocarps or tree ferns. The Metabolomics lab at the University of Auckland has been researching the biological properties of the blue pigment in this fungi, which may one day be used as a natural blue food colouring. Lake Brunner, Westland *
