The mushroom is entirely purple. The cap is in width; broad, convex to flat, often depressed, occasionally becoming slightly translucent-striated when fading, finely fibrillose,
hygrophanous, fading to violet; margin rolled inward, later becoming flat;
context thin and lighter grayish purple in color. The gills are purple, thick and distant.
L. bicolor is smaller and less purplish;
L. laccata has whitish
mycelium at its base.
Cortinarius violaceus is darker and has a less fibrillose stipe.
Pseudoomphalina cokeri is also similar. == Distribution and habitat ==