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Spotting

Description:

Purple cap and gills also look purple but I didn't want to pull up this pretty loner; white flesh seen through damage to cap; stalk has some purple blushing

Habitat:

Wooded lot in suburban area; very near a fallen and decaying tree

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3 Comments

CorduneanuVlad
CorduneanuVlad 8 years ago

Sounds like the right color for the Amethyst Deceiver spore print.

KateRoperCamp
KateRoperCamp 8 years ago

Spore print was rusty colored. Went back and got a piece of the cap...

CorduneanuVlad
CorduneanuVlad 8 years ago

Well... the first thing that pops up in my mind, judging by color and size, is the Amethyst Deceiver - Laccaria Amethystina.

KateRoperCamp
Spotted by
KateRoperCamp

Louisiana, USA

Spotted on Nov 10, 2015
Submitted on Nov 11, 2015

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