Cortinarius alboviolaceus
Cortinarius alboviolaceus is a common 'cort' in our region. It has a silky, dry paler lavender cap with a lighter central bump, concolorous stem, white cortina, bulbous base, and lavender gills that beccome rusty brown with maturity from spore deposits. But you won’t see this till mushroom matures sufficiently. In early stages of growth, look for evidence of the cortina on the stipe. As the mushroom matures, remnants of the cob-web veil can be seen on the expanded cap margin and on the stipe after its rust-brown spores land on this material. As is the case with most ‘corts’, it is inedible.
This mushroom is frequently confused with the edible Lepista nuda (also known as Clitocybe nuda). Also resembles the edible Laccaria purpurea, which has a white spore print.
Cortinarius alboviolaceous is in the Cortinarius family of the Agaricales order.
Cortinarius alboviolaceus