 Gyroporus cyanescens is found in Asia , Australia , North America , and Europe . In China , it is known from Guangdong and Yunnan . The fungus appears in eucalypt woodland in Australia . In North America , it is widespread east of the Rocky Mountains . The geographical distribution ranges from eastern Canada to Florida , and west to Minnesota , although it has been occasionally reported from the Pacific Northwest . G. cyanescens var. violaceotinctus has been reported from Japan . 
