Laccaria: white spores; bald pileus; fibrous-pliant stipe which often is longitudinally striate; pale pink to purple, thick, wax-like gills when young. Stature: Naucorioid or Tricholomatoid. Species of Laccaria are very abundant in northern California during mid-Fall to mid-Winter where they form associations with hardwoods and with conifers.

Laccaria amethystea shows thick, waxy gills with purplish color and striated stipe