purple-staining cortinarius

Noun
  1. A fungus with a reddish purple cap having a smooth slimy surface;
    Close violet gills;
    All parts stain dark purple when bruised (synset 113096201)
    is a type of: agaric - a saprophytic fungus of the order Agaricales having an umbrellalike cap with gills on the underside
    belongs to: cortinarius, genus cortinarius - the largest genus in the Agaricales; agarics having rusty spores and prominent cortinae (cobwebby partial veils)
    same as: cortinarius mutabilis

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