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Green Elfcup

Description:

Chlorociboria aeruginascens or aeruginosa. Indistinguishable apart from microscopic features. Blue-green stain on log, blue-green fruiting bodies about 5 mm high.The green wood is prized by wood carvers. Some say the two species can be differentiated thus: color is orangish to yellowish and stem is central for Chlorociboria aeruginosa, color is blue-green and stem is off-center for Chlorociboria aeruginascens. If so, this would be Chlorociboria aeruginascens.

Habitat:

log, Cades Cove

Notes:

tiny spider in pic 2

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2 Comments

sarah in the woods
sarah in the woods 10 years ago

Thanks, orbea.

orbea
orbea 10 years ago

There is a lookalike which requires a look at the spores to distinguish, Chlorociboria aeruginosa.

http://www.mushroomexpert.com/chlorocibo...
http://mushroomobserver.org/89015?q=1hbG...

Tennessee, USA

Spotted on Dec 21, 2013
Submitted on Dec 24, 2013

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