Image of Cortinarius violaceus (L.) Gray 1821

Description:

Slo.: vijolicasta koprenka - Habitat: Young open mixed wood, Picea abies and Fagus silvaticus, mossy, humid ground, quite moist and shaded, no sun during winter months, nearly flat calcareous terrain, average precipitations ~3.000 mm/year, average temperature 6-8 deg C, elevation 830 m (2.700 feet), alpine phytogeographical region. - Substratum: mossy ground - Comment: Spore print saturated orange-rusty brown, abundant. Smell slight, of cedar wood. - Ref.: M.Bon, Pareys Buch der Pilze, Kosmos (2005), p 222. R.M.Daehncke, 1200 Pilze in Farbfotos, AT Verlag (2009), p 711. R.Lueder, Grundkurs Pilzbestimmung, Quelle & Mayer (2008), p 269. http://www.rogersmushrooms.com/gallery/DisplayBlock~bid~5470~source~gallerychooserresult.asp