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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Endangered Species Day
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Mexico celebrates its Independence Day
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Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California
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A glittering diamond in the rough
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World Wildlife Day
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Behold the perfect cone
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Umschreibung by Olafur Eliasson in Munich
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Astoria-Megler Bridge, Oregon
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A dramatic view of Sicily
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Where the wildflowers grow
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Punakaiki on South Island, New Zealand
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Short-eared owl
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Big sky at Big Bend
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Castelmezzano, Italy
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Brocken spectre in Central Balkan National Park, Bulgaria
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Bear Hole Brook, Catskill Mountains, New York
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A river on the tundra
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That s quite a schnoz, baby tapir
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Bobbing for crab apples
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Mod gear
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National Roller Coaster Day
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Put your helmet on, we’re going for a hike
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Who s hiding in the kelp?
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What are these creatures?
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World Environment Day
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Oh, happy day!
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Travel Sunday: On the Ganges in Varanasi, India
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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial in Washington, DC