Key Identification Features
- Fruit bodies have a distinctly mealy odor, similar to the scent of freshly ground flour, and are inedible.
- This fungus produces fruit bodies characterized by a violet-black cap, violet-colored flesh, and violet spines growing on the underside of the cap.
- Climate conditions can affect the fungus’s color and key identifying features.
- When moist, fresh fruit bodies exude a distinct thick red fluid, even when young; young specimens have a lumpy appearance.
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