The sand loving laccaria is a small mushroom with an interesting habitat – it can be found in coastal sand dunes. It's this habitat that makes sand loving laccaria easy to identify, plus, it has thick, purple gills. However, it does share this unusual habitat with another rare species, Laccaria maritima, so don't get them confused.
Cap Diameter:
1.5 - 7 cm
In This Article
Attributes
Similar Species
Tips for Finding
Clean and Preserve
Common Questions
General Info About Sand loving laccaria
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Attributes of Sand loving laccaria
Cap Diameter
1.5 - 7 cm
Cap
Cap 1.5 - 7 cm broad; rounded to flat; grayish purple when very young, becoming red-brown, brown, or buff with age; dry, minutely hairy
Gills
Close to subdistant; dark violet color
Stem
Stem 4 - 9 cm long, 6 - 23 mm thick; club-shaped; color similar to the cap; dry, minutely hairy, longitudinally striate
Flesh
Solid; pale purple
Spore Print Color
White
Body Color
Brown
Yellow
Red
Gray
Purple
Growth Form
Gregarious, Scattered
Nutrient Gathering
Mycorrhizal
You can find Sand loving laccaria by these plants:
