How to identify it?
Cap
Cap 1-5 cm across, initially bell-shaped, flattening; reddish or brownish purple; surface smooth to flocci. Flesh thin, fragile, purplish. Odour and taste not distinctive.
Gills
Gills adnexed, purplish, becoming dark purple brown to dark gray, close or distant, with whitish edges.
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Scientific Classification
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Phylum
Club fungi Class
Mushroom-forming fungi Order
Gilled fungi Family
Coprinaceae Genus
Brittlestems Species
Maroon brittlestem