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Rare Blue Mushroom Spotted on New Zealand's West Coast

Rare Blue Mushroom Spotted on New Zealand's West Coast

Werewere-kōkak

What they found

A mother and daughter found the werewere-kōkak, a blue mushroom found only in New Zealand.

A mother and daughter found the werewere-kōkak, a blue mushroom found only in New Zealand.

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At a glance

Latin name

Entoloma hochstetteri

Entoloma hochstetteri

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A mother and daughter were walking the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand (friends, leave a comment if you know where this is!) and spotted the stunning werewere-kōkak, the Maori name for this blue mushroom found only in New Zealand. The Latin name is Entoloma hochstetteri.

A mother and daughter were walking the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand (friends, leave a comment if you know where this is!) and spotted the stunning werewere-kōkak, the Maori name for this blue mushroom found only in New Zealand. The Latin name is Entoloma hochstetteri.

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