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Cortinarius bicolor ?

Cortinarius bicolor ?

Photo by DavidHutton
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Pellicle approximately 60-65mm in diameter, 90 - 95mm in height.

Habitat:

Found on moist, mossy ground amongst mixed deciduous woodland interspersed with pine verging on grassland.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (5)
Leuba Ridgway
beautiful ! It's such a pity that such beauty often goes unnoticed. I love the gill folds..Thanks for sharing this photo.
Lipase
Maybe Laccaria amethystina? The stems of the ones I've found are usually more purple than that though
shebebusynow
I would have thought Cortinarius violaceous, it's soooo purple.
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PublishedNovember 30, 2011

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