Habitat
This mushroom is typically found on soil in open areas such as alkaline pastures, heathland, and other grasslands, where it often grows in large groups or rings. It can also occur in woodland environments containing broad-leaved trees and shrubs, showing a preference for poorer or basic soils.
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Appearance
- Cap
- Measuring 6–12 cm across, the cap begins convex before flattening or becoming depressed. It has a slightly wavy margin and is colored dull clay-pink or grey-buff, often drying to a paler shade.
- Stem
- Standing 3–9 cm tall, the stem is stout and fibrous. It is often swollen at the base and is characterized by distinct violet streaks or a lilac tint.
- Gills
- Crowded and thin, the gills are attached to the stem and vary in color from white-pink to pinkish-brown, generally matching the cap color.
- Flesh
- Thick and white to pinkish-grey, sometimes appearing marbled with darker grey or tan tones.
- Spore print
- Pale pink.
- Smell
- Varies from faint to distinctively floral.
- Taste
- Mild and floral or indefinite.
Sporecast is better in the app
Plan ahead with 10-day forecasts, see what people are finding nearby, get photo IDs, and track your finds.
Edibility
Considered a delicacy, this mushroom has a floral taste and smell, though some descriptions find the flavor to be mild. It is distinguished by violet streaks on the stem, which helps differentiate it from the Clouded Funnel, a lookalike that lacks those markings and has a different scent.
Misidentification can be fatal. Never eat a mushroom unless you're 100% sure. This information may be inaccurate. Always consult multiple sources.
Nutrient Source
SaprotrophicIt obtains nutrients by decomposing dead organic matter in the environment.
Common Names
- Danish
- Bleg hekseringshat
- Dutch
- Paarssteelschijnridderzwam
- English
- Field Blewit
- Finnish
- syysvalmuska
- French
- Pied-violet, Tricholome sinistre, Pied améthyste, Tricholome des Oies
- German
- Lilastieliger Rötelritterling
- Norwegian Bokmål
- lillastilket ridderhatt
- Norwegian Nynorsk
- lillastilka riddarhatt
- Swedish
- höstmusseron
- Welsh
- Coes Las y Maes
Synonyms
- Agaricus anserinus
- Agaricus personatus
- Clitocybe saeva
- Entoloma personatum
- Lepista personata
- Lepista saeva — Field Blewit
- Paxillus personatus
- Rhodopaxillus personatus
- Rhodopaxillus saevus
- Tricholoma anserinum
- Tricholoma personatum
- Tricholoma saevum