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Cortinarius violaceus (L.) Gray, Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. (London) 1: 628 (1821) Agaricus violaceus L., Sp. pl. 2: 1173 (1753)
Habitat: On acidic or peaty soil, in open deciduous woodland, often associated with Betula spp., also known with Fagus, Quercus and Pinus spp., and occasionally with Pteridium on heathland.
Notes: Occasional but widespread. Most often collected in Scotland and northern areas of England, becoming rare further south.
Distribution: E: !, S: o, NI: !, ROI: !
Vouchers: England: K(M) 67229; Scotland: K(M) 109553; ROI: K(M) 40201
Descriptions, Lists & Icons:
D:, in Hansen, I. & Knudsen, H., Nordic Macromycetes Polyporales, Boletales, Agaricales, Russulales. 2: 474 pp. (1992), p. 280
I:, in Courtecuisse. R. & Duhem. B., Mushrooms and Toadstools of Britain & Europe: 480 pp. (1995), p. 325
D+I:, in Breitenbach, J., Kränzlin, F., Fungi of Switzerland Agarics, 3rd part: Cortinariaceae 5: 338 pp. (2000), p. 142, pl. 152
D+I:, in Brandrud et al., Cortinarius Flora Photographica Volume 3 [English version] 3 (1994), pl. C37
Conservation Status: Endangered (Red Data List, Ing 1992); Near Threatened (Red Data List, Evans et al. 2006)
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