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Cortinarius sp.
The cap was 4cm diameter and the mushroom was about 5cm tall. The cap was tan/cream colored. The base had some lavender/brown coloring. Flesh was lavender. It was still in the button stage and the cap hadn’t opened up yet, but when I sliced it in half, I saw gorgeous purple gills with the cobweb-like veil. When the cap finally expands, the threads will stick to the stem, where the spores will color the threads reddish-brown.
Growing on the ground in a deciduous forest. There were several of these mushrooms growing in the area – all in this stage.
Spotted on Sep 8, 2017
Submitted on Oct 31, 2017
2 Comments
Thanks Mark. I was curious to see what the inside of the button stage looked like and didn't expect it to be so well developed already.
Interesting section.