its a Lactarius indigo.
Lactarius indigo, commonly known as the indigo milk cap, the indigo (or blue) lactarius, or the blue milk mushroom, is a species of agaric fungus in the family Russulaceae. A widely distributed species, it grows naturally in eastern North America, East Asia, and Central America; it has also been reported in southern France. L. indigo grows on the ground in both deciduous and coniferous forests, where it forms mycorrhizal associations with a broad range of trees. The fruit body color ranges from dark blue in fresh specimens to pale blue-gray in older ones. The milk, or latex, that oozes when the mushroom tissue is cut or broken — a feature common to all members of the Lactarius genus — is also indigo blue, but slowly turns green upon exposure to air. The cap has a diameter of 5 to 15 cm (2 to 6 in), and the stem is 2 to 8 cm (0.8 to 3 in) tall and 1 to 2.5 cm (0.4 to 1.0 in) thick. It is an edible mushroom, and is sold in rural markets in China, Guatemala, and Mexico.
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Nature is wonderful, as this mushroom!
thanks!!! :)
That is super cool. I have never seen anything like that!
Nice illustration and interesting information about this unusual mushroom 🍄
haha dont know what its called so i just put mushroom hahah! :)
its a Lactarius indigo.
Lactarius indigo, commonly known as the indigo milk cap, the indigo (or blue) lactarius, or the blue milk mushroom, is a species of agaric fungus in the family Russulaceae. A widely distributed species, it grows naturally in eastern North America, East Asia, and Central America; it has also been reported in southern France. L. indigo grows on the ground in both deciduous and coniferous forests, where it forms mycorrhizal associations with a broad range of trees. The fruit body color ranges from dark blue in fresh specimens to pale blue-gray in older ones. The milk, or latex, that oozes when the mushroom tissue is cut or broken — a feature common to all members of the Lactarius genus — is also indigo blue, but slowly turns green upon exposure to air. The cap has a diameter of 5 to 15 cm (2 to 6 in), and the stem is 2 to 8 cm (0.8 to 3 in) tall and 1 to 2.5 cm (0.4 to 1.0 in) thick. It is an edible mushroom, and is sold in rural markets in China, Guatemala, and Mexico.
I was about to say it looks like a saffron milk cap but couldn't get my head around the colour! Thank you for the info. Very interesting!
wow so i can sell it if i found many??? hahaha so thats whats it called :) thanks a lot for this info!
Lol your welcome!
Really beautiful and interesting. Upvoted you 🍄
thanks!
Love mushroom :)
You deserve my vote.
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Thank you.
thanks!
wow special mushroom
Stunning!
thanks!
Nice blue mushroom
thanks!
Look at this color! 💙
thanks! very appealing to the eye! :)
Wonderful pictures!
thanks!!
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Wowza. Did you eat it??
Amazing color for a mushroom. You found it just at the right time for the Color Challenge.
no im really finding color indigo on our backyard and i saw this
I believe you! You misunderstood what I was saying. I just meant that the timing was good. OK? :)
hihi :) thanks!!!!
Great pictures, nature is awesome look how colorful it is.
Interesting findings!