Violet webcap
Cortinarius violaceus · 紫绒丝膜菌
Occasional丝膜菌科❓ Edibility Unknown
Edibility is unknown and should be treated as poisonous.
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
- Entirely deep purple, cap with a velvety texture
- Gills deep purple, aging to rusty brown
- Grows in hardwood and conifer forests
ID notes are compiled by AI from public sources, not reviewed by a mycologist, for learning only — never a basis for foraging.
Basics
- Family
- 丝膜菌科
- Hymenium
- Gills
- Grows On
- Mycorrhizal
- How Big
- 5–12 cm (cap diameter)
- Encounter Rate
- Occasional
- Habitat
- Ground in birch and oak woods
Easily Confused With
Wood blewitOverall lilac colored, cap fading to brown with age
Amethyst deceiverEntirely amethyst purple, fading to grayish white when dryFun Fact
Deep violet from cap to gills to stem, its surface covered in fine down; a rusty-brown spore print marks it as a member of the Cortinarius genus.