Mycena pura is a tiny to medium-sized mushroom with a radish-like scent that can grow in a variety of hues, frequently with purple undertones. It inhabits places with rich soil that are both open and wooded. The cap is violet to purple when young but can change color with age. It can be convex, flat, or bell-shaped. The gills are pale or pinkish in color and get cross veins as they age. The stem is identical to the cap, hollow, and the same shade. There is no ring on the mushroom. It is widely dispersed across North America and can be found beneath conifers or occasionally hardwoods as decomposing forest litter. Given that it includes the toxin muscarine, it should not be consumed. M. pura does not appear to have any psychedelic characteristics.[5]
The cap ranges from 0.79 to 2.36 inches (2 to 6 cm) in size. The stem is 1.57 to 3.94 inches (4 to 10 cm) long and 0.08 to 0.24 inches (2 to 6 mm) thick.[5] The spores are white.[6]
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