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Violet Webcap
Cortinarius violaceus
33.9624, -83.7334
Field Notes
Description:
Cap: Approximately 10 cm; convex; dry; densely hairy/fuzzy; deep purple.
Gills: Attached to the stem; dark purple under the spores that give the gills a grayish color.
Stem: Approximately 12 cm long; 1.5 cm thick; equal above a swollen or club-shaped base; dry; purple and finely hairy with some brown color; dry.
Habitat:
Four mushrooms scattered in the leaf litter at the bottom of a north/south facing gully in a mixed deciduous/pine woods; approximately 10 m from a lake shore; after more than 2 inches of rain over the last week.
Notes:
These mushrooms turn brown with age
Reference Links:
Cortinarius violaceus (MushroomExpert.Com)
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PublishedOctober 1, 2015
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