CAP: 2-6 cm in diameter. A gorgeous violet mushroom that seems
luminescent with a dry, scurfy feel. When dry it becomes
pallid lilac. Starting convex, becoming flattened then very
depressed in the centre. STIPE: Narrowly cylindrical and concolorous with cap. GILLS/PORES: Gill are thick and have a distinct wide spacing that is
instantly recognisable to the experienced eye. Shortly decurrent.
Concolorous with cap. FLESH: Pinkish, watery with no distinct smell or taste. SPORES: White, globular with short spikes. HABITAT: Trooping in damp broadleaf and coniferous woodland. SEASON: Common. Summer to late autumn. EDIBILITY: Edible. |
