What a beautiful mushroom! And its name is just amazing; Amethyst Deceiver – Laccaria amethystina. Amethyst because of its purple colour, and deceiver because it changes so much as it ages, so that it becomes difficult to identify it. This one is obviously in the bloom of its life because I had no problem looking it up! In Dutch they are called “red cabbage mushroom”, also a very good name.
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Such an unusual color. I love how you photographed the delicate underside, the sturdy stem, and the fallen leaves – lovely image.
No I have never met an Amethyst Deceiver. He is cute. Can you eat them? Where I live, we hunt for morel mushrooms in the spring. They are delicious. Have a great weekend!
Hi Michelle : ) I think they are not poisonous, but also not very nice to eat.. I think I have spotted some morel mushrooms here before, but have never picked them, need to look them up in the mushroom book to see whether there are any dangerous ones that I could confuse them with… if not, I should try them too 🙂
What a gorgeous mushroom! Love your edit – soft and earthy – so perfect for this shot. Great view of the mushroom detail, too!
Thank you so much for your kind words Donna 🙂
So gorgeous! I love photographing mushrooms and your shot is gorgeous showing all the detail.
Thank you Barb 🙂 appreciate it so much you look at my pics :))