Magic blue gym
Gymnopilus aeruginosus
A species of Rustgills.
The cap measures (2) 5–15 cm (23) wide, starting convex with an inturned edge and flattening out to broadly convex or nearly flat as it matures. Its surface is dry, fibrous, and scaly, frequently exhibiting a bluish-green hue in its early stages. The coloration is diverse, often featuring patches of bluish-green, pink, or reddish-purple. Cracks can sometimes develop on the cap with age. The interior flesh is pale to off-white, occasionally shifting to a buff or pinkish-buff shade over time. The scales are yellowish-brown or reddish, eventually darkening to brown.
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Attributes of Magic blue gym
Cap Diameter
2 - 15 cm
Height
5 - 20 mm
Cap
Cap 2 - 15 cm across; convex, expands to almost plane; often with various bluish green, pink; dry, fibrillose, scaly; with an incurved margin
Gills
Decurrent, adnexed to adnate; close or crowded, and broad; buff to yellow-orange or ochre
Stem
3 - 12 cm long, 4 - 15 mm thick; equal structure; colored like the cap; smooth, dry, covered with appressed fibrils, soon disappearing
Flesh
Solid to hollow; whitish, tinged greenish or bluish green, becoming yellowish or pinkish brown when dry
Spore Print Color
Rusty orange
Odor
Mildly mushroomy but not distinctive.
Body Color
GreenBluePurplePink
Growth Form
Solitary, Scattered, Gregarious
Nutrient Gathering
Saprophytic
Substrate
On wood
Species Status
Widely distributed and common
Endangered Species
No
Scientific Classification of Magic blue gym
Phylum
Club fungi
Class
Mushroom-forming fungi
Order
Gilled fungi
Family
Hymenogastraceae
Genus
Rustgills
Toxicity and Edibility of Magic blue gym
Is Magic blue gym Toxic?
Toxicity information is not available for this mushroom. Always consult with an expert before consuming any wild mushrooms.
