Douglasjfetter Posted November 7, 2018 Report Share Posted November 7, 2018 They dropped a faint white spore print didn't get alot of spores over the day it was sitting. Stem is hard and dense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt McDermott Posted November 7, 2018 Report Share Posted November 7, 2018 Look into Laccaria ochropurpurea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Douglasjfetter Posted November 8, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 8, 2018 Here is the spore print Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted November 8, 2018 Report Share Posted November 8, 2018 This really looks like Laccaria ochropurpurea, and the white spore print supports this proposal. But the flesh inside the stalk --as seen in the sectioned mushroom-- is very purple. This seems unusual for Laccaria ochropurpurea. Color of inner flesh is generally described as "similar to the cap", which is pale grayish. I just observations of L. ochropurpurea on Mushroom Observer. There's only a few showing the mushroom sectioned, and of those the internal flesh is seen to be whitish, or maybe kinda marbled. I still think the mushroom seen in this discussion is L. ochropurpurea, but I suppose maybe we should consider the possibility it's a different species of Laccaria. White spore print rules out genus Cortinarius. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Douglasjfetter Posted November 8, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 8, 2018 The cap with the spore print was a day old. The other cap had more of a purple grey color. It's a beautiful mushroom! But I have to agree with you. After much research everything seems to line up with L. Ochropurpurea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted November 11, 2018 Report Share Posted November 11, 2018 Are each of the two mushrooms mentioned seen in the photos? Could it be that the sliced stem seen belongs to a mushroom other than the one seen in the top to photos (and which presumably produced the white spore print)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Douglasjfetter Posted November 19, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2018 No I only cut then photograph then post then move to the next one to avoid a mix-up that may be a fatal mistake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taricha Posted November 19, 2018 Report Share Posted November 19, 2018 That's strange. Everything about it fits Laccaria ochropurpurea I see here in MS...except that sliced open stem. All the ones I see have pale stem interiors like what's described elsewhere. I even find them with lavender/purple mycelium like yours, but nothing like that stem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted November 20, 2018 Report Share Posted November 20, 2018 Douglas, you mention the "other cap" that has the "purple gray color". I think the white spore print comes from the Laccaria ochropurpurea seen in the top two photos. And, I'm guessing that the cross-sectioned stalk comes from the "other mushroom". The purple flesh in the stalk looks more like Cortinarius to me. So, my guess is there were two species represented in you collection. Laccaria ochropurpurea is easily confused with any of several robust types of pale purplish Cortinarius mushrooms that have purple gills when young, for example C. alboviolaceus or C. anomalus. https://www.mushroomexpert.com/cortinarius_alboviolaceus.html https://www.mushroomexpert.com/cortinarius_anomalus.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
svs Posted November 20, 2018 Report Share Posted November 20, 2018 On october 1 I posted Laccaria which looks very similar in shape and color on a cross section but with brownish cap. Consensus was L. trullissata Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted November 20, 2018 Report Share Posted November 20, 2018 I have seen L. trullissata, but not very often. It is similar to L ochropurpurea. L. trullissata grows in sandy areas under pine. Examples I have seen were caked in sand. Douglas, info about habitat would help here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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