Laccaria ochropurpureaCommon Name: None. Description: Cap 5-15 in across, convex then flattened and often upturned; purplish brown to purplish flesh or ochre, with surface dry and smooth or squamulose. Stem 50-150 by 10-20 mm high and wide. Habitat: in open grassy woods under oak and other deciduous trees. Common. Found east of the Great Plains. Edible: good. Source: Mushrooms of North America by Roger Phillips. |