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Purple Laccarias

Laccaria ochropurpurea

Photo by LuckyLogan
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41.9955, -93.8818

Field Notes

Description:

Large fruiting body. Purple gills

Habitat:

Meadow opening, Tall grasses and small srubs

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
LuckyLogan
Thanks for the suggestion CorduneanuVlad, but I think I've got the correct ID now.
CorduneanuVlad
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).

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Mushroom Mapping
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Fungus in America
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Iowan Biodiversity
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National Geographic's Great Nature Project
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PublishedSeptember 8, 2014

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