11008-07807 Grey pink gill (Entoloma canoconicum) a stout fleshy pink gill, with a pointed cap, found under Leptospermum and lowland Podocarp forest. Ulva Island, Stewart Island *
DSC_1994 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_2018 Sky-blue toadstool or werewere-kokako (Entoloma hochstetteri) showing the distinctive blue gills. 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 *
