Giant shaggy capped things and purple things

[ChefsWild]

Somewhat less purple things. Violet corts? (That I know I shouldn't eat, because Corts)

[Dave W]

The shaggy one (first photo) is a species of either Russula or Lactarius. But it's likely too old to determine which genus, and if we can get a better read on the genus, then confidently IDing to species seems unlikely. Lactarius pubescens is a possibility. This type generally grows under birch trees. It features a hairy/scaly cap that sometimes breaks into shreds, like what is seen in the photo. When young, white to yellowish latex may be observed to ooze from a cut across the gills. But in an old specimen like this one, the latex may be very scant or virtually absent. Sometimes, if there is a very small amount of latex in a milky, one may observe it by sectioning the mushroom and then gently pressing the exposed flesh against a finger or a piece of paper. L. deceptivus may be considered here. This type becomes scaly in age and may break apart. But Russula is another possibility. I have seen very old tattered specimens of R. compacta that break apart like this.

Second one appears to be a very nice specimen of Cortinarius violaceus. I can't determine the texture of the cap surface from the photo. C. violaceus should have a fluffy/scaly/grainy cap surface, depending upon moisture content. Cap color ranges from a deep purple to blackish. Other purple species of Cortinarius are possible for this one.

Last photo is possibly a Cort. But another type to consider is Laccaria ochropurpurea. Spore print color would settle this. If you can identify a rusty spore deposit on the stalk surface then you have a Cort. Laccaria species have white to very pale lilac spore prints.

[Cedric]

Second one is probably a Cortinarius, as Dave was saying... However, I cannot see the rust-colloured remnants of the veil. That should be easy to check with a spore print. If it isn't a Cortinarius, it looks to me like it could be Lepista Sordida, often confused with Blewits.