This species is found solitary, in groups, or in clusters. Often located on the ground under conifers or hardwoods, as well as in meadows, lawns, and compost piles.
Cap: violet (tan in age); broadly convex to nearly flat with or without a broad umbo; smooth, hygrophanous, slightly viscid when wet; margin inrolled, uplifted in age, wavy. Flesh: pale violet. Odor: pleasant. Gills: lavender (lilac-buff/brownish in age), crowded. Stalk: White/pale violet, scurfy,
bruises dark lavender/brownish (J. Solem, pers. comm.)
The amount of purple varies considerably within this species, but the dull pinkish or pinkish buff spore print is a good field mark (L. Biechele, pers. comm.).
There are 57 records in the project database.
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