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| location: North America, Europe |
| edibility: Poisonous/Suspect |
| fungus colour: Blue, Violet or purple, Grey to beige |
| normal size: 5-15cm |
| cap type: Convex to shield shaped |
| stem type: Bulbous base of stem |
| flesh: Mushroom has distinct or odd smell (non mushroomy), Mushroom slimy or sticky |
| spore colour: Rusty brown |
| habitat: Grows in woods, Grows on the ground |
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Cortinarius dionysae Henry subgenus Phlegmacium Cap 4-8cm across; gray lilac to blue or brownish; innately fibrous, viscid when wet. Gills adnexed; gray-violet to purple when young, more rusty brown in age. Stem 35-80 x 7-18mm, base swollen, clavate; pallid gray-violet, lighter than the cap; base shows yellowish hairs. Flesh whitish with violet touches especially near the apex of the stem. Odor of meal. Taste mild. Spores ovoid to lemon-shaped, rough, 9-11 x 5-6µ, quotient 1.8. Deposit rusty brown. Habitat in mixed woods. Found in Massachusetts. Season August-September. Not edible. Comment The gills of my collection are a little darker than described, but otherwise it fits Henry's species well. Europe. This is a first record for North America. |
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