Lilac bonnet
Mycena pura · 洁小菇
Occasional小菇科⚠️ Poisonous
Reference sources list this as a poisonous mushroom.
The same species can be described differently across regions and stages of maturity, and countless look-alike species cannot be told apart by eye. Never use the information on this page to judge whether a real mushroom is safe to eat.
How to Tell
- Cap pinkish purple to pale purple, bell-shaped, margin striate
- Gills pale purple; stem the same color and hollow
- Smells strongly of radish; grows in leaf litter
ID notes are compiled by AI from public sources, not reviewed by a mycologist, for learning only — never a basis for foraging.
Basics
- Family
- 小菇科
- Hymenium
- Gills
- Grows On
- Leaf Litter
- How Big
- 2–5 cm (cap diameter)
- Encounter Rate
- Occasional
- Habitat
- Woodland leaf litter
Easily Confused With
Amethyst deceiverAmethyst deceiver has thick, widely spaced gills and a tough stem; lilac bonnet has crowded gills, a hollow brittle stem and a radish smell.
Bleeding fairy helmetBleeding fairy helmet oozes dark red juice when the stem is broken; lilac bonnet does not, and smells of radish.Fun Fact
It has a distinct radish smell, contains trace muscarine, and has even been reported to carry hallucinogenic compounds — one of the few Mycena species clearly documented as toxic.