October 2001 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. Cap Convex, finely scaly, deep violet, to about 15 cm across Gills Adnate, deep violet then violet brown Stem Cylindrical and tapered upwards, swollen at the base, concolorous with the cap Flesh Violaceous Smell Cedar wood Taste Indistinct Season Autumn Distribution Rare Habitat In deciduous woods, favouring oak, beech, and birch, and with pines Spore Print Rust Microscopic Features Spores ellipsoidal, rough (12-15) x (7-8.5) µm2 Edibility Unknown, possibly toxic 
October 2001 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. 
4 November 2006 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. |