Cortinarius (Sericeocybe) alboviolaceous

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Cortinarius (Sericeocybe) alboviolaceous

27 September 2015 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.

Cap

Convex, expanding with age, pale lilac when young, then whitish to ochraceous, silky, to 9 cm wide

Gills

Adnexed, broad, brown with a violet tinge when young

Stem

Equal to club shaped, base sometimes bulbous, colour as per cap, usually with rust veil remnants especially at the apex

Flesh

Pale, violaceous, firm

Smell

Pleasant

Taste

Radish

Season

Autumn

Distribution

Infrequent

Habitat

In deciduous woods

Spore Print

Rust

Microscopic Features

Spores ellipsoidal to almond shaped, finely warty (8.5-10) x (6-6.5) µm2

Edibility

Inedible possibly poisonous

Cortinarius (Sericeocybe) alboviolaceous

27 September 2015 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.

Cortinarius (Sericeocybe) alboviolaceous

27 September 2015 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.

Cortinarius (Sericeocybe) alboviolaceous

27 September 2015 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.

Cortinarius (Sericeocybe) alboviolaceous

31 October 2007 Essex. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.

Cortinarius (Sericeocybe) alboviolaceous

31 October 2007 Essex. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.

Cortinarius (Sericeocybe) alboviolaceous

31 October 2007 Essex. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.