Leave it to weird, wild, wonderful New Zealand to be home to a blue mushroom. Fungus enthusiasts can also find Entoloma hochstetteri in parts of India and Brazil, but it’s bountiful enough on both the North and South Islands of New Zealand, that it is part of the artwork on the latest iteration of the $50 note. It appears alongside the kōkako, a bird whose blue wattles inspired the Māori name for this mushroom: werewere-kōkako.
Entoloma hochstetteri mushroom at Lake Mahinapua, New Zealand
Today in History
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International Tiger Day
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A Bengal tiger in Ranthambore National Park, India
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Common raven
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Looking back on 150 years of rail travel
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River Quoich in Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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‘Ocian in view! O! The joy.’
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Florentine garden brings generations together
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High tide at the walled city
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Diwali
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A cliff-hanging complex of temples
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The parenting of a piping plover
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Giants of the avian world
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Freeloaders of the avian world
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The mountain of 30,000 sakura
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The call of the wild in Alaska
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Celebrating Panama s independence
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Digging the birds
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World Bamboo Day
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Helloooooo, Innsbruck
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International Day for Biosphere Reserves
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By the light of the fireflies
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Whales in winter
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Watson Lake in Granite Dells, Arizona
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A notorious advocate for women
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Happy Independence Day!
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National Trails Day
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International Jazz Day
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Corjuem Fort in Goa, India
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Winter solstice
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Best fronds forever