Taxonomy
Entoloma hochstetteri
Red List Status -
Description
Pileus: conical; 15 50 mm diameter; adpressed fibrillose; dry; light powder blue; margin striate and occasionally splitting.
Stipe: cylindrical; 50 – 100 × 5 – 5 mm; fibrillose, often twisted; dry; light powder blue, often white at base..
Gills: adnexed to free; moderately crowded; blueishwhen young, becoming pinkish brown..
Flesh: blueish.
Spore print: pink.
Spores: cuboid; 11–15× 11 – 14µm; smooth.
Notes: this Entoloma is characterized by conical cap and stunning powder blue colours.
Patrick Leonard 2019