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Amethyst Deceiver Mushroom

Laccaria amethystina

Description:

I have never before seen a mushroom this pretty a shade of mauve...purple? Stem is the same colour as the cap.

Habitat:

Woodland habitat; growing amidst grass...last photo.

1 Species ID Suggestions

Mauron
Mauron 6 years ago
Amethyst deceiver
Laccaria amethystina Laccaria amethystina - Wikipedia


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9 Comments

SukanyaDatta
SukanyaDatta 6 years ago

Thank you, Mauron. I often see beautiful spottings on PN and wonder if I will ever see these in real life...and wonder of wonders, sometimes I do. Like this one. Many thanks once again for the ID.

maplemoth662
maplemoth662 6 years ago

This is a masterpiece, of beauty and color....

maplemoth662
maplemoth662 6 years ago

Your welcome, SukanyaDatta....

SukanyaDatta
SukanyaDatta 6 years ago

Thank you maplemoth662. I had never seen a mushroom in this colour, before.

SukanyaDatta
SukanyaDatta 6 years ago

Sorry Mark, this was taken during my UK trip and before a discussion I had on PN after which I was convinced that breaking the mushroom (because I do not have mirror handy) to shoot the undersurface actually spread the spores...next time I surely will.

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 6 years ago

Lovely colour. No gills shots?

SukanyaDatta
SukanyaDatta 6 years ago

Thank you Bernadette. I am hoping for an ID based on the colour.

maplemoth662
maplemoth662 6 years ago

A beautiful mushroom, with a beautiful color....

Bernadette S
Bernadette S 6 years ago

That is a pretty color!

SukanyaDatta
Spotted by
SukanyaDatta

England, United Kingdom

Spotted on Aug 24, 2017
Submitted on Oct 4, 2017

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