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Family: Hygrophoraceae

Hygrophorus purpurascens
(Alb. & Schwein.) Fr.

Veiled purple hygrophorus

KEY ID FEATURES

• Medium-sized specimens growing with conifers. Can be solo, in groups or in clusters.
• White flesh with pinkish, vinaceous or purplish tones.
• No distinct odor.

NUTRITIONAL STRATEGY: Mycorrhizal

SPORE PRINT: White

EDIBILITY: Edible

SIMILAR SPECIES: Hygrophorus erubescens & Hygrophorus russula.

COLLECTIONS

• COLLECTION ID:  AKFF-084-14
• LOCATION: Quartz Creek Campground
• DATE: 27-Aug-14
• NOTES: Cap 50-72 mm across, purplish cap and blushed stipe. Faint partial veil, white flesh with purplish stains near maggot tunnels. No odor, taste mild. Growing under spruce, aspen and birch.
• SEQUENCE: 

TTTAAATTTGAGCTTTTCCCGCTTCACTCGCAGTTACTAGGGGAATCCTTGTTAGTTTCTTTTCCTCCGCTTATTGATATGCTTAAGTTCAGCGGGTAGTCCTACCTGATTTGAGGTCAAAATGTCAAATGAAGGGTTTATTAGAAGCTGGTATTTGTTTCACAAGCAATGGCATAGATACTATCAAACCAAAGCCTATATTCCACAAAGATTAACAAGCTAATGCATTTAAGAGGAGCCGACAAATAAAGCCRGCAACACTCCAAATCCAAAGTCTTTTCAAAAAAGAAAAAAGACTTTGAGAATTTAATGACACTCAAACAGGCATGCTCCTCGGAATACCAAGGAGCGCAAGGTGCGTTCAAAGATTCGATGATTCACTGAATTCTGCAATTCACATTACTTATCGCATTTCGCTGCGTTCTTCATCGATGCGAGAGCCAAGAGATCCGTTGTTGAAAGTTGTTATTATTTTATTAATAAAGTTATTCCCATTCATATAACAGAGCGGTGTGTATTAGAAAAACATAGAGCCAAGTGAATGGCCCTACAAAAAGTGCACAGGTGTAAGAAAATTGGATAGAGGCGTGCACATATTTAGCTACAACCCCTTTCAAAA