Purple Mushroom Photos: Cortinarius Violaceus

Logan McCall

During a recent hike in Hendersonville, NC, I stumbled upon about two dozen purple mushrooms growing in dense shade at the very end of the summer season. It turns out that these mushrooms are Cortinarius violaceus.

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  • Wayne Thomas10/3/2009

    good photos, now your article on these mushrooms.

  • Hally Z.9/23/2009

    i've never seen purple mushrooms before- I wonder if they are edible?

  • L. Kunsthure9/23/2009

    I wonder if these grow in Virginia?

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