September 21, 2023 Field Characteristics:

• Growing gregariously on soil bank above creek in low mixed oak/hickory woodland.
• Nearby Trees: Bitternut Hickory, Elm, American Hop Hornbream, Black Walnut, Red Mulberry, Northern Red Oak, and Chinkapin Oak.
• Cap whitish, composed of small matted hairs with an inrolled margin.
• Lamellae bright purple when fresh, adnate, and with frequent partial gills.
• Stipe similar textured/color as cap, long and slightly enlarging at base.