Purple-gilled Laccaria
Laccaria ochropurpurea (Berkeley) Peck
Purple-gilled Laccaria: https://marylandbiodiversity.com/species/12332
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Found solitary, scattered, or rarely in clusters of 2-4 on ground in coniferous or mixed woods.

Description

Cap: Light violet to buff (in age), smooth, convex to slightly depressed (in age); flesh white to violet-buff. Gills: Dark to light purple-violet, thick and waxy. Stalk: Light brown or pinkish with longitudinal striations, sometimes an enlarged base (J. Solem, pers. comm.).

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Laccaria ochropurpurea
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Hydnangiaceae
Genus: Laccaria
Species:
L. ochropurpurea
Binomial name
Laccaria ochropurpurea
(Berk.) Peck, 1896

Laccaria ochropurpurea is an edible mushroom found under hardwood and conifers east of the Rocky Mountains.[1][2] The pileus ranges from 4–13 centimetres (1+12–5 in) wide and the stipe from 5–19 centimetres (2–7+12 in) long.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Phillips, Roger (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY: Firefly Books. p. 68. ISBN 978-1-55407-651-2.
  2. ^ Michael Kuo (2015). "Laccaria ochropurpurea". Retrieved 2016-01-21.
  3. ^ Miller Jr., Orson K.; Miller, Hope H. (2006). North American Mushrooms: A Field Guide to Edible and Inedible Fungi. Guilford, CN: FalconGuide. p. 106. ISBN 978-0-7627-3109-1.
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