Chlorociboria aeruginascens

This species contains a quinone pigment called xylindein, which is the reason for the characteristic bluish-green stain that occurs on wood that's infected by this species.

Habitat: Rotting wood

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Flown Kimmerling

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Beautiful! Posted 6 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks! I love finding the blue wood. This one was much brighter in person than it is in the photo. It was pretty cool. Posted 6 years ago
2. 1. Christine Young
    
    Lion
    
    Oh, and a weird thing is that I found this chunk of wood already posed on top of the log, so someone must have found and photographed it before me. Posted 6 years ago

The Green Wood Cup

Chlorociboria aeruginascens is a saprobic species of mushroom, commonly known as the green elfcup or the green wood cup because of its characteristic small, green, saucer-shaped fruit bodies. Although the actual fruit bodies are infrequently seen, the green staining of wood caused by the fungus is more prevalent.

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Similar species: Helotiales

Species identified by Christine Young