Russula brunneoviolacea Crawshay Braunvioletter Täubling, Russule brun-violet
Cap 3–7cm across, flattened convex, later with a depression, livid violet, livid purple or dark wine-coloured, or browner, somewhat brittle, three-quarters peeling; margin becoming furrowed. Stem 30–60 x 7–15mm, white, with brown stains, cylindrical or narrow club-shaped, soft, brittle. Flesh white. Taste mild. Gills almost free, cream. Spore print cream (C–E). Spores ovoid with spines 1–2.2µ high, only a few connected by fine lines, 7–9 x 6–7.5µ. Cap surface hyphae tapering; cap cystidia cylindrical to club-shaped with 0–3 septa. Habitat under broad-leaved trees especially oak. Season summer to early autumn. Occasional. Edible. (Never eat any mushroom until you are certain it is edible as many are poisonous and some are deadly poisonous) Distribution, America and Europe.