Cortinarius alboviolaceus — Silvery-violet Cortinarius — Cortinariaceae
Medium mushroom. Bell-shaped cap becoming broadly umbonate; surface dry, silky, pale violet becoming silvery-violet. Stalk taller than cap width, somewhat enlarged at the base, colored as the cap, with a zone of fibers. Attached gills, violet becoming dull rusty-brown. Mycorrhizal.
Habitat: Usually solitary, in mixed conifer/hardwood forests. Perhaps with madrone.
Scent: Not distinctive
Spores: Rusty-brown
Season: Autumn
Habitat: Usually solitary, in mixed conifer/hardwood forests. Perhaps with madrone.
Scent: Not distinctive
Spores: Rusty-brown
Season: Autumn
Silky cap surface
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Convex cap with veil remnants
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Silvery-violet cap and stalk
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