Purple-bloom Russula in Howard Co., Maryland (8/17/2017).

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Fruiting bodies of Purple-bloom Russula in Howard Co., Maryland (7/2/2013).

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Purple-bloom Russula (side, gills, young cap) in Howard Co., Maryland (7/2/2013).

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Purple-bloom Russula in Howard Co., Maryland (8/17/2017). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 339064 - Psn: 40)

Purple-bloom Russula in Howard Co., Maryland (8/17/2017). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Purple-bloom Russula in Howard Co., Maryland (8/17/2017). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Purple-bloom Russula in Caroline Co., Maryland (8/28/2021). (c) Wayne Longbottom, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 438716 - Psn: 50)

Purple-bloom Russula in Caroline Co., Maryland (8/28/2021). (c) Wayne Longbottom, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Purple-bloom Russula in Caroline Co., Maryland (8/28/2021). (c) Wayne Longbottom, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Purple-bloom Russula growing in Montgomery Co., Maryland (9/3/2018). Determined by Jo Solem.

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Purple-bloom Russula in Montgomery Co., Maryland (6/18/2020). Determined by Jo Solem.

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Purple-bloom Russula in Montgomery Co., Maryland (6/18/2020). Determined by Jo Solem.

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Purple-bloom Russula in Montgomery Co., Maryland (6/18/2020). Determined by Jo Solem.

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Spores of Purple-bloom Russula collected in Howard Co., Maryland (7/2/2013). Nearly round with prominences up to 1.2 microns; measured 6.7-7.4 X 5.7-6.6 microns.

Photo by Joanne Solem MBP List

Spores of Purple-bloom Russula in Howard Co., Maryland (8/17/2017). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 339066 - Psn: 100)

Spores of Purple-bloom Russula in Howard Co., Maryland (8/17/2017). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Spores of Purple-bloom Russula in Howard Co., Maryland (8/17/2017). Warted, oval; measured 6.4-7.6 X 5.7-6.3 microns

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17 Records

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Status

Found scattered in hardwood forests, especially among oaks.

Description

Cap purplish or purplish-red, often with olive/yellow/brown tones; margin grooved in age. Stalk white, usually flushed with pink. Close white gills (cream in age), often forked (J. Solem, pers. comm.).

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Purple-bloom Russula in Howard Co., Maryland (8/17/2017). View Record Details Media by Joanne Solem.

Fruiting bodies of Purple-bloom Russula in Howard Co., Maryland (7/2/2013). Media by Joanne Solem.

Purple-bloom Russula (side, gills, young cap) in Howard Co., Maryland (7/2/2013). Media by Joanne Solem.

Purple-bloom Russula in Howard Co., Maryland (8/17/2017). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Joanne Solem.

Purple-bloom Russula in Caroline Co., Maryland (8/28/2021). (c) Wayne Longbottom, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Wayne Longbottom.

Purple-bloom Russula growing in Montgomery Co., Maryland (9/3/2018). Determined by Jo Solem. View Record Details Media by Anne Looker.

Purple-bloom Russula in Montgomery Co., Maryland (6/18/2020). Determined by Jo Solem. View Record Details Media by Anne Looker.

Spores of Purple-bloom Russula collected in Howard Co., Maryland (7/2/2013). Nearly round with prominences up to 1.2 microns; measured 6.7-7.4 X 5.7-6.6 microns. Media by Joanne Solem.

Spores of Purple-bloom Russula in Howard Co., Maryland (8/17/2017). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Joanne Solem.

Spores of Purple-bloom Russula in Howard Co., Maryland (8/17/2017). Warted, oval; measured 6.4-7.6 X 5.7-6.3 microns View Record Details Media by Robert Solem.