Chlorociboria aeruginosa (Oeder) Seaver ex C.S. Ramamurthi, Korf & L.R. Batra
Mycologia 49(6): 859. 1957.

Common Name: none

Synonym: Chlorosplenium aeruginosum (Oeder) De Not.

• Habitat

  Scattered to gregarious on wood; the wood usually stained blue-green by the mycelium of the fungus.

• Edibility

  Much too small to be considered!

• Comments

  Chlorociboria aeruginosa can easily be confused with its close relative, Chlorociboria aeruginascens. Chlorociboria aeruginosa tends to be a little smaller and have a centrally attached stipe rather than a laterally attached stipe. The only consistantly reliable differentiation is the larger spores of Chlorociboria aeruginosa: 9-15 X 1.4-2.8 µm versus 5-8 X 0.7-2.8 µm for Chlorociboria aeruginascens.

• References

  Ramanurthi, C.S., Korf, R.P. & Batra, L.R. (1957). A revision of the North American species of Chlorociboria (Scerotiniaceae). Mycologia 49: 854-863.

• Other Descriptions and Photos
  • Michael Wood: Chlorociboria aeruginosa (CP)
  • Michael Wood: Chlorociboria aeruginosa (CP)
  • Michael Wood: Chlorociboria aeruginosa (CP)
  • Michael Wood: Chlorociboria aeruginosa (CP) — the fungus stains the wood blue-green
  • Michael Wood: Chlorociboria aeruginascens (CP) — these were from North Carolina
  • Michael Wood: Chlorociboria aeruginascens (CP) — these were from North Carolina
  • Michael Wood: Chlorociboria aeruginascens (CP) — showing the blue-green stained wood
  • MushroomExpert.com: Chlorociboria aeruginascens & Chlorociboria aeruginosa (D & CP)
  
  

  (D=Description; I=Illustration; P=Photo; CP=Color Photo)