Amethyst mushroomLaccaria amethystina
Hat: violet to bright blue-violet, very hygrophanous. When dehydrated it is lilac white.
Blades: violet, flat and spaced out.
Stalk: violet, becoming lilac white (like the hat when dehydrated).
Flesh: violet.
Spores: 8-10 x 8-9.5 μm, globose (or almost), with spines about 1 μm long.
Taste: sweet
Odour: none or almost none
Fruiting Season September - December
Dimension Hat: 2-7 cm | Foot: 5-12 x 0.4-1.5 cm
Habitat In moist coniferous and hardwood forests.