Sandra Bartocha / Toadstool, probably Amethyst deceiver, (Laccaria amethystea / amethystina) Germany

Sandra Bartocha / Toadstool, probably Amethyst deceiver, (Laccaria amethystea / amethystina) Germany, November

Gary K. Smith / Amethyst Deceiver fungi (Laccaria amethystina) Norfolk, UK, September

Robert Thompson / Amethyst deceiver (Laccaria amethystea / amethystina) growing amongst moss, Tollymore Forest, County Down, Northern Ireland, UK, October

Russell Cooper / Amethyst Deceiver fungi (Laccaria amethysta) growing amongst moss. Banstead Woods SSSI, North Downs, Surrey. UK

Guy Edwardes / Amethyst deceiver fungus {Laccaria amethystea / amethystina} Lewesdon Hill, Dorset, England, September

Philippe Clement / Amethyst deceiver toadstool (Laccaria amethystea / amethystina) in beech forest, Belgium

Philippe Clement / Amethyst deceiver toadstool (Laccaria amethystea / amethystina) in beech forest, Belgium

Silvia Reiche / Amethyst Deceiver (Laccaria amethystea) in moss, Hoenderloo, Netherlands

Philippe Clement / Amethyst deceiver toadstools (Laccaria amethysta) in leaf litter, turning whitish after a long period of drought, Belgium

Thomas Marent / Amethyst Deceiver(Laccaria amethystea) mushrooms, Switzerland

Duncan Mcewan / Amethyst Deceiver (Laccaria amethysta) in oak woodland, Scotland