Chlorociboria aeruginosa

#Chlorociboriaaeruginosa #Chlorociboria #GroßsporigerGrünspanbecherling #greenelfcup #mushroom #mushrooms #fungus #fungi #pilz #pilze #champignons #champignon #nature #natur #FungiFriends

Chlorociboria aeruginascens

#Chlorociboriaaeruginascens #Chlorociboria #KleinsporigerGrünspanbecherling #bluestain #GreenElfcup #mushroom #mushrooms #fungus #fungi #pilz #pilze #champignons #champignon #nature #natur #FungiFriends

If while wandering around the #forest (middle latitudes) you have found rotting wood with a green-blue color...it is #wood affected by the #fungus of the genus #Chlorociboria.This color has nothing to do with copper oxides. This green-blue color is given by #xylindein, a substance of the #quinone group, which is unique to this genus of fungus.

Photo by Linas Žvaliauskas (green-blue mushrooms)

Photo by Jurga Motiejūnaitė (green-blue wood)
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