BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK)

Laccaria amethystina (Huds.) Cooke, 1884 (Amethyst Deceiver)

Date: 27 September 1997
Location: Berks, England
State: Fruitbody
Record Summary: among bracken under Quercus robur
Identification Notes: Rather bluer than images show, but not a blue as they scanned originally; I toned it down to match appearance indoors, but brighter in proper daylight.

Images etc

magnified photograph Dried fruitbody - side-view 16 Kb 205 by 463 pixels
magnified photograph Dried stunuted cap - under-side 10 Kb 310 by 208 pixels
magnified photograph Dried, stunted fruitbodies 500 by 464 pixels
magnified photograph Dry fruitbody - side-view 9 Kb 184 by 354 pixels
magnified photograph Dry fruitbody - side-view 214 by 500 pixels
magnified photograph Dry fruitbody - side-view 266 by 500 pixels
magnified photograph Dry stunted fruitbody - side-view 20 Kb 347 by 407 pixels

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