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Purple Laccarias

Laccaria ochropurpurea

Description:

Large fruiting body. Purple gills

Habitat:

Meadow opening, Tall grasses and small srubs

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2 Comments

LuckyLogan
LuckyLogan 9 years ago

Thanks for the suggestion CorduneanuVlad, but I think I've got the correct ID now.

CorduneanuVlad
CorduneanuVlad 9 years ago

By the color, I would say it's a Wood Blewit (Clitocybe nuda), but by the shape... I don't know... Cortinarius Violaceus maybe (but this should have more intense color).

LuckyLogan
Spotted by
LuckyLogan

Iowa, USA

Spotted on Sep 6, 2014
Submitted on Sep 8, 2014

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