| CAP |
2-6 cm in diameter. A gorgeous violet 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. a |
