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Photo by KateRoperCamp
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Field Notes

Description:

Purple cap and gills also look purple but I didn't want to pull up this pretty loner; white flesh seen through damage to cap; stalk has some purple blushing

Habitat:

Wooded lot in suburban area; very near a fallen and decaying tree

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (3)
CorduneanuVlad
Sounds like the right color for the Amethyst Deceiver spore print.
KateRoperCamp
Spore print was rusty colored. Went back and got a piece of the cap...
CorduneanuVlad
Well... the first thing that pops up in my mind, judging by color and size, is the Amethyst Deceiver - Laccaria Amethystina.

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Mushroom Mapping
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Fungi of Louisiana

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PublishedNovember 11, 2015

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