brendan Posted July 14, 2019 Report Share Posted July 14, 2019 I came across a scattering of these in western MD at the end of September last year. I thought at the time they would be easy to identify because of the vivid coloring, and did not collect one for a spore print. I remember them being gilled but have no photo to back that up. They were quite small, the purple caps about the size of the tip of a pinky. Growing around moss, and it appeared they were turning white on top as they matured, although I suppose it could just be two mushrooms coincidentally near each other. The woods was primarily white pine. Despite the unusual purple shade I have never found an image of one in a field guide, just happened upon the photos again today, any guesses? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted July 15, 2019 Report Share Posted July 15, 2019 These are Inocybe geophylla var. lilacina. I think some of the older field guides may call it Inocybe lilacina. A really pretty mushroom that's probably poisonous. http://www.mushroomexpert.com/inocybe_geophylla_lilacina.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brendan Posted July 16, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2019 Thanks Dave! Yep, the other reason I didn't take a spore print was I figured it was too pretty to be edible hahah. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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