{"id":344554,"date":"2025-08-16T18:13:34","date_gmt":"2025-08-16T12:43:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=344554"},"modified":"2025-08-16T18:13:34","modified_gmt":"2025-08-16T12:43:34","slug":"blue-pinkgill-mushrooms-entoloma-hochstetteri","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/blue-pinkgill-mushrooms-entoloma-hochstetteri\/","title":{"rendered":"Blue Pinkgill Mushrooms (Entoloma hochstetteri)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>News:<\/strong> A burst of rare and colourful Blue Pinkgill Mushrooms has been documented in the Kagaznagar forest division of the Komaram Bheem Asifabad district in Telangana.<\/p>\n<h2>About Blue Pinkgill Mushrooms (Entoloma hochstetteri)<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_344555\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-344555\" style=\"width: 367px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-344555\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Source-TNIE.jpg?resize=367%2C240&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"367\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Source-TNIE.jpg?resize=300%2C196&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Source-TNIE.jpg?resize=1024%2C668&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Source-TNIE.jpg?resize=768%2C501&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Source-TNIE.jpg?w=1336&amp;ssl=1 1336w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 367px) 100vw, 367px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-344555\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; TNIE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>It is also known as the <strong>sky-blue mushroom<\/strong>, or <strong>werewere-kokako<\/strong> in <strong>Maori folklore<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>It is a <strong>blue coloured mushroom<\/strong>, whoose <strong>colour<\/strong> is derived from rare <strong>azulene pigments<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Its <strong>gills<\/strong> gradually <strong>turn pink<\/strong> with <strong>maturing<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Ecological role:<\/strong> It plays an important ecological role, likely involved in <strong>decomposing organic matter<\/strong> and aiding <strong>nutrient cycling<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Habitat:<\/strong> It is a species <strong>native to New Zealand<\/strong> and famously featured on the <strong>country\u2019s $50 note<\/strong>.\n<ul>\n<li><strong>In India:<\/strong> It has been spotted blooming in the <strong>Kadamba Reserve Forest<\/strong> and other locations across the <strong>Kagaznagar forest division<\/strong> of the <strong>Komaram Bheem Asifabad district in Telangana.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fruiting conditions<\/strong>: It favors <strong>moist forest beds<\/strong>, especially during the <strong>monsoon<\/strong>, making habitat conservation vital for its survival.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: A burst of rare and colourful Blue Pinkgill Mushrooms has been documented in the Kagaznagar forest division of the Komaram Bheem Asifabad district in Telangana. 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