12 October 2006 Buckinghamshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin. Common Name Amethyst Deceiver Cap Convex, then flattened to depressed, often scurfy, purple, drying pale, to about 6 cm across Gills Broad, thick, distant, purple Stem Hollow, mealy at apex, purple, drying pale Flesh Pale violet, thin, rather rubbery especially in the stem Smell Indistinct Taste Indistinct Season Summer to early winter Distribution Very common Habitat In deciduous and coniferous woods Spore Print White Microscopic Features Spores spherical, spiny (9-11) µm Edibility Edible but poor Notes This very common species is easily recognised by its rubbery flesh |