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Amethyst Deceiver

Laccaria amethystina

Description:

Beautiful, yet gangly mushrooms with caps that were a faded purple-tan color. Mushrooms had long, thin reddish purple stems, and brilliant waxy, purple gills.

Habitat:

Spotted growing in clusters next to a log on the edge of a small woodland pond.

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4 Comments

maplemoth662
maplemoth662 6 years ago

Your welcome....

Christine Y.
Christine Y. 6 years ago

Thanks Lisa and maplemoth :)

maplemoth662
maplemoth662 6 years ago

A pretty shade of purple....

flowntheloop
flowntheloop 6 years ago

Perfection!

Christine Y.
Spotted by
Christine Y.

Connecticut, USA

Spotted on Sep 19, 2017
Submitted on Oct 9, 2017

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