Stropharia aeruginosa
| Stropharia aeruginosa | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Strophariaceae |
| Genus: | Stropharia |
| Species: | S. aeruginosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Stropharia aeruginosa | |
| Stropharia aeruginosa | |
|---|---|
| Gills on hymenium | |
| Cap is convex or conical | |
| Hymenium is adnate | |
| Stipe is bare | |
| Spore print is purple-brown | |
| Edibility is not recommended | |
Stropharia aeruginosa, commonly known as the blue-green stropharia, or verdigris agaric, is a medium-sized green, slimy woodland mushroom, found on lawns, mulch and woodland from spring to autumn. The edibility of this mushroom is controversial; some sources claim that it is edible, while others claim it to be poisonous, although effects are little known and its toxic constituents undescribed.