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| synonyms: Bruising Webcap, Cortinaire purpuracé, Purpurfleckender Klumpfuss |
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| location: North America, Europe |
| edibility: Poisonous/Suspect |
| fungus colour: Violet or purple, Grey to beige |
| normal size: 5-15cm |
| cap type: Convex to shield shaped |
| stem type: Bulbous base of stem |
| flesh: Mushroom slimy or sticky |
| spore colour: Rusty brown |
| habitat: Grows in woods, Grows on the ground |
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Cortinarius (Phlegmacium) purpurascens [Fr.] Fr.
Purpurfleckender Klumpfuss Cortinaire purpuracé Bruising Webcap syn. P. purpurascens ([Fr.]Fr.) Ricken syn. P. porphyropus ([Alb. & Schw.] Fr.) Wünsche s. Ricken Cap 5–15cm across, hemispherical then expanded and often broadly umbonate, margin becoming wavy, tawny-buff to dark umber often violet-tinged and streaked or spotted. Stem 50–120 x 15–25mm, with a marginate or immarginate bulb 20–30mm across, violaceous sometimes discolouring pallid near the base; cortina purplish. Flesh violaceous becoming deep purple when bruised or cut. Taste mild, smell none or very faint but pleasant. Gills purplish-violet then clay-buff to cinnamon, violaceous tinge often persisting, becoming deep purple when bruised. Spore print rust. Spores almond-shaped to elliptic, rough, 8.5–10 x 4.5–6µ. Habitat deciduous and coniferous woods. Season autumn. Occasional. Edibility suspect -avoid. Distribution, America and Europe. |
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