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DESCRIPTION:
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Grey-violet mushroom with white pores and violet stalk. |
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FRUIT BODY:
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Cap 2-6" (5-15cm) wide with velvety surface when young turning smooth and dry, violet to purple when young developing gray and brown tones with age. Stalk 3 1/4 - 4 3/4" (8-12cm) long, 3/8-5/8" (1-1.5cm) thick; smooth. |
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FERTILE SURFACE:
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Pores whitish developing pink-tannish tones in age; unchanging when bruised; spore print pinkish brown. |
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FLESH:
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White. |
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LOOK ALIKES:
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Tylopilus violatinctus, Tylopilus variobrunneus |
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ODOR & TASTE:
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Very bitter taste. |
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HABITAT & SEASON:
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Found on the ground near deciduous trees, especially oak, from June-September. |
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EDIBILITY / USES:
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Inedible. |
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OTHER NOTES:
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A beautiful, fleshy mushroom, but too bitter to eat. |
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