▁the ▁cap ▁depends ▁on ▁its ▁age , ▁r anging ▁from ▁pale ▁blue - green ▁to ▁yellow ish - bl u ish ▁green . ▁There ▁is ▁often ▁a ▁wh it ish ▁zone ▁around ▁the ▁margin , ▁which ▁invari ably ▁has ▁bl u ish - green ▁t ints . ▁When ▁mo ist , ▁the ▁cap ▁is ▁stick y ▁with ▁a ▁cut icle ▁that ▁may ▁be ▁readily ▁pe e led ; ▁dry ▁caps ▁are ▁smooth ▁and ▁sh iny . ▁G ills ▁are ▁initially ▁pale ▁pur pl ish - b rown , ▁becoming ▁dark er ▁brown ▁in ▁age ▁as ▁the ▁sp ores ▁m ature . ▁They ▁have ▁an ▁ad n ate ▁or ▁sin uate ▁attachment ▁to ▁the ▁st ipe . ▁The ▁st ipe ▁has ▁a ▁short - l ived ▁ann ular ▁( ring ) ▁zone ; ▁above ▁this ▁zone ▁the ▁st ipe ▁is ▁smooth , ▁while ▁below ▁it ▁is ▁f ibr ous ▁and ▁scal y . ▁The ▁flesh ▁is ▁colour less , ▁although ▁it ▁may ▁have ▁t ing es ▁of ▁blue ▁in ▁the ▁cap ▁and ▁st ipe , ▁and ▁la cks ▁any ▁distinct ive ▁od our ▁or ▁flav our . ▁St roph aria ▁cy ane a ▁fruit ▁bodies ▁are ▁not ▁ed ible . ▁ ▁The ▁sp ore ▁print ▁is ▁brown . ▁Sp ores ▁typically ▁measure ▁ 8 . 0 – 9 . 0 ▁by ▁ 4 . 0 – 5 . 5   µ m , ▁and ▁have ▁an ▁elli ps oid ▁to ▁ob long ▁to ▁o void ▁shape , ▁depending ▁on ▁the ▁view ing ▁angle .