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

WHERE TO FIND IT AT AROUCA GEOPARK

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.

Laccaria amethystina  © Avelino Vieira

Laccaria amethystina © Avelino Vieira

Laccaria amethystina  © Avelino Vieira

Laccaria amethystina © Avelino Vieira

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