What Color?

Viscid Violet Cortinarius (Cortinarius indes).

Purple. Or as the common name suggests, Violet. Rich enough around the edge that I don’t think I could call it lavender. No matter the label, I can feel safe in calling it beautiful. Who would have thought a mushroom could be such a lovely color.

Part of the world of mycorrhizal fungi. Symbiotic relationships are formed between these fungi and plants. The fungi surround the root system of a host plant, with a network of their own roots, providing benefit of nutrient and water intake abilities while the plant provides the fungus with carbohydrates which is from photosynthesis. Oak is a favored host plant.

Mushrooms seem to come in every color of the rainbow.

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Brenda Clements Jones

Brenda is a certified Virginia Master Naturalist, a Habitat Defender for Shenandoah National Park, and a devoted fan of Mother Nature. She lives in a cabin in the Blue Ridge Mountains near Shenandoah National Park, and hikes up to the higher elevations of her mountain often to see what nature is up to. Her constant hiking companion is a camera that captures nature as it unfolds through the seasons. It’s her goal to share the natural world around her through her photographs.

2 thoughts on “What Color?”

  1. I need to start taking pictures of my mushrooms. Have seen some pretty unique specimens. This is a beautiful mushroom you have there. Interesting take on how plants benefit each other.

    1. Oh Bonnie! Start taking those photographs! Then go to the Internet and figure out what you’ve got. Mushrooms are such interesting things. There is so much to learn about them. I’m just at the beginning of learning about them.

      Wondering if you ever hear from Sandy Broderick?

      Thanks bunches for reading my posts!
      Bren

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