Violet webcap

Description:

Cortinarius violaceus is perhaps the most distinctive species in the genus. It has a dark violet, dry, scaly to tomentose cap with a somewhat metallic sheen. The close gills are deep violet and the stipe is typically broadly club-shaped, dry and violet, with a bluish color on the base at times, and a veil that appears somewhat grayish. The flesh is violet with white mottling and the odor is distinctly of cedar wood. Often the stipe base darkens when handled.

Habitat:

This mycorrhizal mushroom is found in deciduous woodland and occasionally under conifers in alkaline (chalk and limestone) areas.

Notes:

Spotted near Hoenderloo, Veluwe, Holland. (sources: see reference)