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Purple-gilled Laccaria

Laccaria ochropurpurea

Description:

Smooth, convex caps that were tan/buff in color. Gills were slightly decurrent, nearly distant, and were thick, waxy, and dark purple. Stipes were slightly swollen near the base and had lilac basal mycelium. Some of the stipes had reddish brown discoloration.

Habitat:

Growing on the ground near oak and hemlock.

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1 Comment

maplemoth662
maplemoth662 6 years ago

Photo No. 1: is a very pretty photo....

Christine Y.
Spotted by
Christine Y.

Connecticut, USA

Spotted on Sep 23, 2017
Submitted on Mar 12, 2018

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